Thirty-six Hero-poets
(Yeiyû sanjûrokkasen)
Publisher: Murata-ya Ichibei
December 1852 - January 1853
In spite of the series title, only these five designs are known. The prints are each about 10 by 14 inches (25 by 36 centimeters), a size known as ôban.
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Hero-poet:
Chinzei Hachirô Tametomo,
face in profile, seated in armor on a fur rug with his naginata (pole arm) resting on a bamboo stand Landscape:
The sea between mountains Robinson:
S77.1 |
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Hero-poet:
Gen Sammi Yorimasa seated
on a palace balcony in court robes over armor shielding his pace with his
sleeve Landscape:
Irises (ayame) Robinson:
S77.2 NOTE: The
irises (ayame)
are an allusion to Ayame-no-maye whom the emperor
gave to Yorimasa in marriage after the latter
killed the monstrous nuye. |
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Hero-poet:
Hachiman-tarô Yoshi-iye
bareheaded in hunting clothes carrying his bow Landscape:
A green hillside Robinson:
S77.3 |
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Hero-poet:
Empress regent Jingô Kôgô
seated in court robes leaning on an armrest by a brocade curtain Landscape:
Chrysanthemums Robinson:
S77.4 |
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Hero-poet:
Shinchûnagon Taira no Tomomori
standing in court robes over armor grasping a naginata (pole arm) Landscape:
A green hillside above a band of mist Robinson:
S77.5 |
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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listing in Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints by Basil William Robinson (Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, 1982) and its unpublished supplement.
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