Comparisons of Physical Energy, Date Style
(Date moyô kekki
kurabe, 伊達模様血気競)
Publisher: Murata-ya Ichibei
c. 1845-1846
The
title of this series refers to the Date Clan that controlled the Tohoku region
of northern
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Scene:
Danshichi Kurobei drinking from the bucket of a wooden well with his sword
stuck in the ground Robinson:
S42.1 |
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Scene:
Hokke Chôbei seated on a sake
barrel shading his eyes with one hand and holding a large axe with the other Robinson:
S42.2 |
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Scene:
Kakurega no Mohei with an umbrella on his shoulder extending a lantern
towards a small kappa Robinson:
S42.3 NOTE: Kappa are supernatural creatures that
live both on land and in water and are as tall as a four or five year old
child. They have a beak-like snout,
and fins on their hands and feet. They
also have a shell on their back, and a water-filled dish on their head that
is responsible for their supernatural power. |
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Scene:
Konjin Chôgorô wrestling with a green demon watched by two other demons Robinson: S42.4 |
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Scene:
Nozarashi Gosuke seated with an apparition of a fox-divinity descending on a
cloud Robinson:
S42.5 |
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Scene:
Shibori no Somegorô holding his hand under a small waterfall Robinson:
S42.6 |
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Scene: Ude
no Kisaburô seated and half naked about to saw off his arm at the elbow Robinson:
S42.7 |
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Scene:
Yume no Ichirobei in a truculent attitude wearing a wide hat and voluminous
clothes Robinson:
S42.8 |
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Scene:
Kihe with the rebus puzzle on his back Robinson:
Not listed |
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Scene:
Probably Usui no Sadamitsu treading on a wolf Robinson:
Not listed |
‘Robinson’ refers to listing in Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints by Basil William Robinson (Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, 1982) and its unpublished supplement.
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