The 108 Heroes of the Popular Suikoden, Part IV
There
are ten extant ink and color paintings, generally considered to be by
Kuniyoshi, that are in the same style as the preceding prints with the same
title cartouche. All are unsigned, and
each portrays a Suikoden hero who is
not represented in the 74 published designs. It is not clear whether these are
preliminary studies for additional prints that were never published, or
completed works commissioned by a collector.
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Japanese name:
Shutsudôkô Dôi Chinese name:
Tong Wei Scene: Shutsudôkô Dôi wringing out his
cloths after escaping through water-gate with the warning bells behind him |
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Japanese name:
Hekirekika Shinmei Chinese name:
Qin Ming Scene: Hekirekika Shinmei standing
beside a wall with his favorite weapon, a toothed mace |
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Japanese name:
Sôben Koenshaku Chinese name:
Huyan Zhou Scene: Sôben Koenshaku wielding a pair of steel
rods in battle |
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Japanese name:
Sensuishô (or Seisuishô) Tanteikei Chinese name:
Shan Tinggui Scene: Sensuishô Tanteikei carrying a spear
along side a torrent of water he diverted to flood the enemy |
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Japanese name:
Botsumenmoku Shôtei Chinese name:
Jiao Ting Scene: Botsumenmoku Shôtei with drawn
sword climbing through a window |
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Japanese name:
Tetsusenshi Sôsei Chinese name:
Song Qing Scene: Tetsusenshi Sôsei throwing an
opponent down some stairs |
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Japanese name:
Kohôgi Sôkô Chinese name:
Song Jiang Scene: Kohôgi Sôkô killing his
adulterous wife Yan Poxi
in a struggle for a letter |
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Japanese names: Seigankô Riun
and Kokusenpû Riki Chinese names:
Li Yun and Li Qui Scene: Seigankô Riun arresting Kokusenpû Riki by a waterfall |
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Japanese name:
Shinkashô Giteikoku Chinese name:
Wei Dingguo Scene: Shinkashô Giteikoku attacking
Guan Sheng with his fire weapons |
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Japanese name:
Tetsumenkômoku Haisen Chinese name:
Scene: Tetsumenkômoku Haisen escaping
over a roof with falling roof tiles |
“Robinson” refers to listing of the series in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961).
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