Comparison of the Famous Horses of Brilliant Soldiers

(Buyei meiba kurabe)

Publisher: Yamaguchi-ya Tôbei

1847-1848

The prints in this series are each about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban.

	Soldier: Kumagaye Jirô Naozane holding the severed head of Atsumori Horse: Unnamed Robinson: S50.1 I am grateful to Ward Pieters for locating this image.
	Soldier: Takeda Shingen seated in full armor holding prayer beads and a short staff Horse: Dôyô (or Kanazakura) Robinson: S50.2
	Soldier: Sasaki Shirô Takatsuna seated on a rock in armor holding an open fan Horse: Ikedzuki Robinson: S50.3
	Soldier: Kajiwara Genta Kagesue (梶原源太景季) Horse: Surusumi (磨墨) Robinson: Unlisted I am grateful to Tommy Crouch for identifying this print

“Robinson” refers to listing in Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints by Basil William Robinson (Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, 1982) and its privately published supplement.

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