Warrior triptychs
1851-1852, Part I
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Title: Masakado muhon no kuwadate ototo Rokurô
Kintsura kore wo isamu Description: Rokurô
Kintsura driven from the court of his brother Masakado after protesting at
the latter’s rebellious schemes Publisher: Izumi-ya
Ichibei Date: 1851-1852 Robinson: T252 |
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Title: Tametomo no yumi no ikioi no zu (Tametomo’s Martial Strength, 為朝弓勢之圖) Description: Tametomo,
attended by his followers, sinking the leading ship of Mochimitsu’s fleet
with a single arrow with a small whirlpool to the left Publisher: Tsuta-ya
Umejirô Date: 1851-1852 Robinson: T254 |
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Title: Mutsu no Kami Hidehira hyôjô no zu Description: Fujiwara no
Hidehira, Lord of Mutsu and protector of Yoshitsune holding court Publisher: Fujioka-ya
Keijirô Date: 1851-1852 Robinson: T255 |
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Title: Yashima ô-kassen (八島大合戦, The Battle of
Yashima) Description: The Battle of
Yashima: Noritsune (left) shooting Satô Tsuginobu; behind, the Taira fleet,
with Nasu no Yoichi shooting the fan off the pole Publisher: Hayashi-ya
Shôgorô Date: 1851-1852 Robinson: T256 I am grateful to Marc DeVriese for this
image. This triptych may be placed
side-by-side with T221 to form a six-sheet composition:
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Another state of the above design published by Daikoku-ya Heikichi.
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Title: Kawanakajima kassen sonae wo tatenaosu zu (川中島合戦 備を立直す図) Description: Takeda
Shingen reviewing his troops, who carry large inscribed banners, in
preparation for the Battle of Kawanakajima Publisher: Tsujioka-ya
Bunsuke Date: 1851-1852 Robinson: T258 |
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Title: Kawanakajima ô-kassen no zu (川中島大合戦之圖, The Battle of
Kawanakajima) Description: The prowess
of Yamamoto Kansuke at the Battle of Kawanakajima Publisher: Izumi-ya
Ichibei Date: 1851-1852 Robinson: T259 |
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Title: Chûshingura yo-uchi no zu (Treasury of
the Loyal Retainers: Picture of the Night Attack, 忠臣蔵夜討之圖) Description: The seizing
of Moronao (right) by the Forty-Seven Rônin,
while the fight goes on in the garden and palace Publisher: Tsujioka-ya
Bunsuke Date: 1851-1852 Robinson: T260 |
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A later printing of the above design with a blue title cartouche
in the right upper corner. This is a
simplified and less labor intensive printing in which the shading (bokashi) on the snow-covered roof was
eliminated. Bokashi was achieved by hand-applying a gradation of ink to the
wooden printing block, rather than inking the block uniformly. This
hand-application had to be repeated for each impression. |
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Title: Untitled Description: Raikô and his
retainers attacking the drunken monster Shuten-dôji on Publisher: Amatsu Date: 1851-1852 Robinson: T261 |
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Title: Untitled Description: Kidô Maru,
making a rush at Raikô, is seized by the latter’s retainers Publisher: Yamaguchi-ya
Tôbei Date: 1851-1852 Robinson: T262 |
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Another state of the above print.
Note Kidô Maru’s skin color in the central panel. |
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Title: Sanuki no in kenzoku wo shite Tametomo wo
sukuni zu (讃岐院眷属をして為朝をすくに圖) Description: Tametomo,
shipwrecked by a giant fish, is rescued by tengu Publisher: Sumiyoshi-ya
Masagorô Date: 1851-1852 Robinson: T263 |
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Detail of the above triptych |
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Title: Minamoto (no) Ushiwaka Maru Sôjô-bô no
shitagau bujutsu wo (牛若丸僧正坊隋武術覚図) Description: Ushiwaka Maru, attended by Kisanda, practicing fencing
with the tengu in the forest at
night under the direction of their king, Sôjô-bô Publisher: Enshû-ya
Hikobei Date: 1851-1852 Robinson: T264 |
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Title: Awazu-ga-hara ô-kassen no zu (粟津原大合戰之圖, Picture of
the Battle of Awazu Moor) Description: The Battle of
Awazu Moor: Tomoe-gozen given a drink of water by Kaneyuki (center),
Yoshinaka urging his horse into the frozen bog (right) and Kanehira fighting
off the pursuit Publisher: Maru-ya
Seijirô Date: 1851-1852 Robinson: T265 |
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Title: Daimotsu-no-ura kaitei no zu (The Sea
Bed at Daimotsu Bay, 大物之浦海底之圖) Description: The ghosts of
Tomomori, with his huge anchor, and the other slain Taira warriors at the
bottom of the sea; some, in the form of crabs, hurry off to attack
Yoshitsune’s ship Publisher: Fujioka-ya
Keijirô Date: 1851-1852 Robinson: T266 |
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Title: Horikawa yo-uchi
no zu
(堀川夜討ノ圖, The Night Attack at Horikawa) Description: Yoshitsune
and his men (Benkei and Shizuka in the lead) on a wooden platform fighting
off the troops of Tosa-bô Shôshun attacking the Horikawa Palace Publisher: Sano-ya Kihei Date: 1851-1852 Robinson: T267 |
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Title: Ôshû Takadachi kassen (奥州高舘合戦, The Battle of
Takadachi in Osshu) Description: Hatakeyama
Shigetada, a large mounted figure (right), reconnoitering the castle of
Takadachi across the moat Publisher: Fujioka-ya
Keijirô Date: 1851-1852 Robinson: T268 |
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Title: Yoritomo Ôshû Hiraizumi kassen mizuseme no
zu (Yoritomo’s battle at Hiraizumi in Mutsu Province: The Attack by
Water) Description: Yoritomo’s
troops swept away by a flood and falling under the enemy’s arrows in their
attack on Hiraizumi with Wada Yoshimori clinging to an overturned boat
(center foreground) Publisher: Yamaguchi-ya
Tôbei Date: 1851-1852 Robinson: T268a |
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Title: Soga kyôdai
chichi no ada-uchi no zu (The Soga Brothers Revenge their Father, 曽我兄弟父の仇討図) Description: The Soga
brothers’ revenge: Gorô, after killing Suketsune, knocking down Yoritomo’s retainers, whirling
one of them: by the arm, while Jurô is engaged by Tadatsune Publisher: Sano-ya Kihei Date: 1851-1852 Robinson: T269 |
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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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