Mirror of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Retainers
(Seichû gishin
kagami)
Publisher: Kagi-ya Hanjirô
c. 1851
The
prints in this series are each about 10 by 7 inches (25 by 18 centimeters), a
size known as chûban.
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Description:
Yoshida Sadayemon Kanesada raising his sword amid falling baskets and
charcoal Number on print: 16 Robinson:
S71.3 |
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‘Robinson’ refers to listing in Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints by Basil William Robinson (Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, 1982) and its unpublished supplement.
The
other known prints in this series are listed below
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Description:
Yatô Yomoshichi Norikane carrying a spear and a lantern Number on print: 8 Robinson:
S71.1 |
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Description:
Shikamatsu Hanroku Yukishige carrying a large axe Number on print: 10 Robinson:
S71.2 |
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Description:
Uramatsu Kihei Hidenao threatening one of Moronao's retainers Number on print: unnumbered Robinson:
S71.4 |
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Description:
Sugino Jûheiji Tsugifusa seated in ordinary clothes looking up from reading a
long scroll Number on print: unnumbered Robinson:
S71.5 |
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Description:
Ôboshi Seizayemon Nobukiyo in ordinary clothes and a wide straw hat by
moonlight Number on print: taibei (the end) Robinson:
S71.6 |
‘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listing in Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints by Basil William Robinson (Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, 1982) and its unpublished supplement.
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