Stories of Remarkable Persons of Loyalty and High
Reputation,
Part I
(Chûkô meiyo kijin den, 忠孝名誉奇人傳)
1845
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The prints in this series are each about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban. I am grateful to Robert Pryor for his contributions to this series. |
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Scene: Hatchô Tsubute Kiheiji (八町礫喜平次) and his wife
Yatsuhiro at the attack on the Aso family in Higo Robinson: S35.1 Publisher: Ise-ya Ichibei NOTE: Tsubute (礫), meaning
stones, is a nickname referring to the force and accuracy of his throwing
skill. |
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I am grateful to Davor Solter for this hanshita-e (final
drawing) for the above design. |
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Scene: The sculptor
Hidari Jinjorô (左 甚五郎) with his sculptures
of a dragon and two lions coming to life Robinson: S35.2 Publisher: Ise-ya
Ichibei |
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Another state with a grey ground |
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I am grateful to Davor Solter for this for this hanshita-e
(final drawing) for the above design. |
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Scene: The courtesan
Jigoku (地獄, meaning hell)
enthroned under the patronage of the priest Ikkyû Robinson: S35.3 Publisher: Enshû-ya
Matabei |
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Another state with blue replacing purple |
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Another state with grey replacing purple |
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A greatly simplified state of the above design |
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Scene: Kaji-jo (梶女) the poetess
of the Gion district of Kyoto reclining and reading a letter Robinson: S35.4 Publisher: Ise-ya
Ichibei |
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Another state of the above design |
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Hanshita-e (final drawing) for the above design. |
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Scene: Kane-jo (兼女) carrying her
washing tub with runaway horse and a cowering groom in the background Robinson: S35.5 Publisher: Ise-ya
Ichibei |
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A hanshita-e (final drawing) of O-Kane (Kane-jo), the
strong woman from Ômi Province with the runaway temple horse. |
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Scene: The poetess
Kikaku (其角) in a boat
under a bridge during a shower of rain Robinson: S35.6 Text: 夕立や田をミめぐりの神ならば Publisher: Enshû-ya
Matabei |
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Scene: Koshikibu-no-naishi
(小式部内侍) with her
servant at the Kitano Temple in Kyoto Robinson: S35.7 Publisher: Ise-ya
Ichibei |
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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 privately published supplement.
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