Warriors and Historical Figures

 

Warrior prints are known as musha-e.  This table follows Robinson’s precedent in using an extremely liberal definition of “warriors” that includes all sorts of people from history and legend. 

Series

Date

Robinson*

Individual warrior prints (not in series)

 

S1

The 108 Heroes of the Popular Suikoden (Tsûzoku Suikoden gôketsu hyaku-hachi-nin no hitori)

1827-1845

S2

108 Heroes of the Suikoden, One by One (Suikoden gôketsu hyaku-bachi-nin no hitori)

1830

S2a

The 108 Heroes of the Suikoden (Suikoden gôketsu hyaku-hachi-nin)

1830

S3

People’s History of the Suikoden (Haishi Suikoden)

c. 1830

not listed

800 Heroes of Our Country’s Suikoden (Honchô Suikoden gôyû happyaku-nin no hitori)

1830-1836

S4

One and Only Eight Dog History of Old Kyokutei (Kyokuteiseicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi)

1835

S5

Illustrated Abridged Biography of Kôsô (Kôsô go-ichidai ryaku zu)

1835-1836

S6

Mirror of Military Excellence and Fierce Courage (Buei môyû kagami)

1836

S7

Military Brilliance for the Eight Views (Yôbu hakkei)

1836

S8

A Hundred Stories of Military Valor (Buyû hyaku den)

1836

S9

Heroes of the Popular History of the Three Kingdoms, One by One (Tsûzoku Sangokushi eiyû no ichi-nin)

1836

S10

Universal Divination by the Eight Trigrams, Illustrated (Shû-eki hake-e)

1837-1838

S11

Set of Kintarô (Kintarô zukushi)

1840

S12

Mirror of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety (Nijûshi-kô dôji kagami)

1840

S13

Biography of Prince Shôtoku (Shôtoku Taishi go-ichidaiki)

1840

S14

Documented Characters from the Chronicle of the Ups and Downs of the Minamoto and Taira Clans (Seisuiki jimpin sen)

1840

S15

Heroes for the Five Elements (Buyû go-gyô)

1840

S16

Choice of Heroes for the Twelve Signs (Buyû mitate jûnishi)

1840

S17

The Hundred Poets (Hyaku-nin isshu)

1840-1842

S19

Stories of Wise Women and Faithful Wives (Kenjo reppuden)

1841-1842

S20

Virtuous Women for the Eight Views (Kenjo hakkei)

1842-1843

S21

A Hundred Poets from the Literary Heroes of Our Country (Honchô bunyû hyaku-nin isshu)

1842-1843

S22

Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety of Our Country (Honchô nijûshi-kô)

1842-1843

S23

Suikoden of Japanese Heroes (Eiyû Yamato Suikoden)

1843

S24

Ten Wise Women's Fans (Jikken onna ôgi)

1843

S25

Ten Brave Retainers of Oguri (Oguri jû-yûshi no ichi-nin)

1843

S26

The Hundred Poets of the Inkstand (Sumi-ire hyaku-nin isshu)

c. 1845

S27

Heroic Comparisons for the Chapters of Genji (Buyû nazorae Genji)

1843

S28

Mirror of Women of Wisdom and Courage (Kenyû fujo kagami)

1843

S29

100 Stories of Famous Women of Our Country (Kokon honchô meijo hyaku den)

1843

S30

Stories of a Hundred Heroes of High Renown (Meikô hyaku den)

1843-1844

S31

Mirror of Our Country’s Military Elegance (Honchô buyû kagami)

1845

S32

Set of Delicate Ladies of Our Country (Honchô taoyame soroi no uchi)

1845

S33

A Hundred Generals Brave in Battle at Kawanakajima (Kawanakajima hyaku yûshô sen no uchi )

1845

S34

Stories of Remarkable Persons of Loyalty and High Reputation (Choke meiyo kijin den)

1845

S35

Battledores in Patchwork Relief (Oshive hago-ita)

1845

S35a

“The Sixty-odd Provinces of Japan” (大日本六十余州之内) is available on another website

1845

S36

Abridged Stories of Our Country’s Swordsmanship (Honchô kendo ryaku den)

1845-1846

S37

Selection for the Twelve Signs (Mitate jûnishi)

1845

S38

Men of Ready Money with True Labels Attached, Kuniyoshi Fashion (Kuniyoshi moyô shôfuda tsuketari genkin otoko)

1845

S40

Copy-book of Loyalty (Chûkô tenarai-zôshi)

1845

S41

Comparisons of Physical Energy, Date Style (Date moyô kekki kura)

1845-1846

S42

Hodomoyoshi’s Fashionable Ôtsu Pictures (Hodomoyoshi toki ni Ôtsu-e)

1845-1846

S43

53 Parallels for the Tôkaidô Road (東海道五十三対) is available on another website

1845-1846

S44

Ukiyo-e Comparisons for the Cloudy Chapters of Genji (Genji kumo ukiyoe awase)

1845-1846

S45

“Ogura Imitations of the One Hundred Poets” is reproduced in the book The Hundred Poets Compared, A Print Series by Kuniyoshi, Hiroshige, and Kunisada by, Henk J. Herwig & Joshua S. Mostow (Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam, 2007) and is also available on another website

1845-1848

S46

108 Heroes of the Popular Suikoden (chûban) (Tsûzoku Suikoden gôketsu hyakuhachi-nin)

1845-1853

S47

Stories of Strength, In Order (Retsu den)

1845 & 1855

S48

Comparisons of True Courage (Shin- kurabe)

1845 & 1855

S49

Comparison of the Famous Horses of Brilliant Soldiers (Buei meiba kurabe)

1847-1848

S50

Skillfully Tempered Sharp Blades (Saetate no uchi kitai no wazamono)

1847-1848

S51

Heroes for the Eight Views (Gôketsu hakkei)

1847-1848

S52

Stories of Dutifulness and Loyalty in Revenge (Kataki- [or Ada-] uchi chûkô den)

1847-1848

S53

Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai (Seichû gishi den)

1847-1848

S54

Origins of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai (Seichû gishi hottan)

1848

S55

Stories of Faithful Hearts and True Loyalty (Seichû gishin den)

1848

S56

Comparison of the High Renown of the Loyal Retainers & Faithful Samurai (Chûshin gishi kômei kurabe)

1848

S57

Stories of the Faithful Samurai of the Red Castle (Sekijô gishi den)

1848

S58

Mirror of the Faithful Samurai and Loyal Retainers (Gishi chûshin kagami)

1848

S59

Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety (Morokoshi nijûshi-kô)

1848

S60

Thirty-six Famous Battles (Meiyo sanjûrokkassen)

1848

S61

Heroic Stories of the Taiheiki (Teiheiki eiyû den)

1848-1849

S62

Stories of Courageous Generals of the Provinces of Echigo and Kai (Kôetsu yûshô den)

1848-1849

S63

Ten Famous Excellencies of Tametomo (Tametomo homare no jikketsu)

1848-1851

S64

Biography of Yoshitsune (Hodo Yoshitsune koi no Minamoto ichidaiki)

1848-1853

S65

The Magic Fox of the Three Countries (Sangoku yôko zue)

1849-1850

S66

History of the Eight Dogs of Satomi (Satomi Hakkenden)

1850-1852

S66a

Selection of Six Men of Wisdom and Courage (Chiyû rokkasen)

1850

S67

Sixteen Stories of Musashi-bo Benkei (Jûroku Musashi-bô Benkei)

1848-1850

S68

A Hundred Heroic Stories (Eiyû ippyaku den)

1851

S69

Stories of Chivalrous Persons of Loyalty and Courage (Kyôkaku giyû den)

1851

S70

Mirror of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Retainers (Seichû gishin kagami)

1851

S71

The Fifty-three Post-stations of the Chûshingura (Chûshingura gojûsan tsuji)

1851

S72

Courageous Leaders in Thirty-six Battles (Yûkwai sanjûrokkassen)

1851-1852

S73

The Sixty-nine Post Stations of the Kisokaidô Road (Kisokaidô rokujûku tsugi)

1852-1853

S74

Military Brilliance for the Eight Views (Yôbu hakkei)

1852

S76

Thirty-six Hero-poets (Eiyû sanjûrokkasen)

1852-1853

S77

Portraits of the Faithful Samurai of True Loyalty (Seichû gishi shôzô)

1853

S78

Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety (Morokoshi nijûshi-kô)

1853

S79

True Portraits of the Faithful Samurai (Gishi shinzô)

1853

S80

Six Select Heroes (Eiyû rokkasen)

1853

S81

Twenty-four Generals of Eastern Kai Province, One by One (Kôyô nijûshi shô no hitori)

1853

S82

Eighteen Generals of Echigo Province, One by One (Echigo jûhasshô)

1854

S83

Japanese Heroes for the Twelve Signs (Eiyû Yamato jûni-shi)

1854

S84

Stories of Ten Distressed Children (Yakushi -shi den)

1854

S85

Kanadehon Chûshingura” (かなで本忠臣蔵) is available on another website

1854-1855

S86

Mirror of Warriors of Our Country (Honchô musha kagami)

1855

S87

Mirror of Famous Names of Our Country (Honchô kômei kagami)

1855

S87a

Japanese and Chinese Comparisons for the Chapters of Genji (Wakan nazorae Genji)

1855-1856

S88

Set of Famous Leading Heroes (Nagashira eiyû soroi)  

1856

S89

Mirror of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Retainers, Individually (Seichû gishin meimei kagami)

1857

S90

Heroes Matched to the Five Colors (Eiyû goshiki awase)

1857

S91

Mirror of Our Country’s Heroes (Honchô eiyû kagami)

Image added 2/7/12

1858

S92

Kuniyoshi’s Analogies for the Six Conditions of Nature  (Rokuyôsei Kuniyoshi jiman)

1860

S93

Mirror of the Quartets of Retainers of Famous Generals (Meishô shi-ten kagami)

1863

S94

Miscellaneous warrior prints

 

S95

Warrior triptychs and diptychs

 

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*series number in Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints by Basil William Robinson (Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, 1982) and its privately published supplement.

 

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