Stories of A Hundred Heroes of High Renown, Part I
(Meikô hyaku yû
den)
Publisher: Izumi-ya Ichibei
1843-1844
The prints in this series are each about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban.
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Scene:
Mukwan-no-tayû Atsumori in armor playing a flute Robinson:
S31.1 |
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Scene:
Musashi-bô Benkei seated, wearing court robes over armor, having just written
inscription dated 1184 on notice board Robinson:
S31.2 Image courtesy of Pierre
Wijermans |
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Scene:
Empress Jingô Kôgô robed and seated on a rock with two jewels in a bowl on
the rock’s summit Robinson:
S31.3 |
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Scene:
Kadzusa no Shichibyôye Kagekiyo wielding a broken beam as he resists arrest Robinson:
S31.4 |
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Scene:
Kajiwara Kagesuye seated looking at a notebook with brush in hand and his
armor standing behind Robinson:
S31.5 |
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Scene:
Uyesugi Kenshin seated on a stool in armor holding a general’s baton (sahai) Robinson:
S31.6 |
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Scene:
Sakata no Kintoki breaking two millstones with his bare hands Robinson:
S31.7 |
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Scene:
Taira no Kiyomori in later life seated on a mat with a potted tree beside him Robinson:
S31.8 |
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Scene:
Suruga Jirô Kiyoshige in armor with a huge anchor Robinson:
S31.9 |
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Scene: Kusunoki
Masashige in court robes seated beside a celestial globe Robinson:
S31.10 |
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Scene:
Kamei Rokurô Shigekiyo in armor on one knee examining his sword with arrows
on the ground Robinson:
S31.11 Image courtesy of Marie de
Strycker |
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Scene:
Taira no Shigemori standing in cap and full court robes Robinson:
S31.12 |
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Scene:
Hatakeyama Shigetada seated on a chest, a notebook on his knee and a brush in
his hand, in full armor with a helmet-crest of rabbit’s ears Robinson:
S31.13 |
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Scene:
Takeda Shingen seated on stool in full armor with prayer beads and a war-fan Robinson:
S31.14 |
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Scene:
Satô Tadanobu in armor on one knee putting on a greave (shin armor) with his
helmet beside him Robinson: S31.15 |
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Scene:
Sasaki Takatsuna in armor with surcoat and court cap, fan in hand, standing
in a respectful posture Robinson:
S31.16 |
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Scene:
Takechi-no-sukune as old man in court robes and Chinese collar seat on fur
rug, his war-fan on a stand beside him Robinson:
S31.17 |
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Scene:
Kataoka Hachirô Tameharu with a straw coat over his armor holding his sword
and a weighted chain Robinson:
S31.18 I am grateful to Ward
Pieters for locating this image. |
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Scene:
Chinzei Hachirô Tametomo with a huge rough bow, seated on a rock and shading
his eyes Robinson:
S31.19 |
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This is another state of
the above print. |
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Scene:
Soga Gorô Tokimune feet planted wide apart, glares ahead while grasping a
very long sheathed sword Robinson:
S31.20 |
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A later and greatly
simplified printing of the above design |
‘Robinson’ refers to listing in Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints by Basil William Robinson (Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, 1982) and its unpublished supplement.
