Stories of Dutifulness and Loyalty in Revenge
(Kataki- [or
Publisher: Hachi
c. 1847-1848
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: Hatsu-jo standing with a partially open umbrella and a
bag containing the severed head of Tsubone Iwafuji tied around her waist in a scene from the kabuki play ‘Kagamiyama’. Robinson:
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Scene: Iinuma Katsugorô gesturing with
his sword, leaning back on the wheeled cart on which, while crippled by
illness, he was dragged by his faithful wife Hatsuhana Robinson:
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Scene:
Ishii Hanzô on one knee grasping his sword with a
petition in the bosom of his kimono Robinson:
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Scene: Keyamura Kida Rokusuke raising
his sword with both hands in preparation for a strike Robinson:
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Scene:
Miyagino on one knee with a naginata
(pole arm) in one hand and a sake
cup in her other Robinson:
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Scene: Miyamoto
Musashi using two sticks to practice nitô-ryû (a
style of fencing with two swords) Robinson:
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Scene:
Takahashi Gappô spattered with blood and resting
one hand on a sword in the ground while drinking from a dipper Robinson:
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Scene:
Watanabe Shidzuma in a black kimono wiping his sword with a straw sandal Robinson:
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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listing in Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints by Basil William Robinson (Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, 1982) and its unpublished supplement.
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