Warrior triptychs
1856
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Title: Yoritomo Tô-Oku seibatsu: Saijô Totarô Kunihira taishô wo etc. Description:
During his punitive expedition to eastern Mutsu in
1189 Yoritomo is attacked by Saijô
Kunihira Publisher:
Mori-ya Jihei Date: Hare
12, January 1856 Robinson:
T326 |
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Title: Kaga no kuni Ataka no seki ni Benkei shûjû no kinan wo suku
zu Description:
During their flight disguised as yamabushi (warrior
monks), Benkei beats Yoshitsune to avert suspicion at the Ataka
Barrier in Publisher:
Tsujioka-ya Bunsuke Date:
Dragon 2, March 1856 Robinson:
T327 I am grateful to Ward Pieters
for locating this image. |
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No image available Title: Chô chidori satsuki no irodori Description:
The Soga brothers with Tora of Ôiso
between them Publisher:
Yebi-ya Rinnosuke (Ebi-ya Rinnosuke) Date:
Dragon 2, March 1856 Robinson:
T328 |
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Title: Midzukame wo kudaite meiyo wo arawasu no zu Description:
Chibata Tatsuiye (Shibata
Katsuiye) leading his successful sortie from the castle
after breaking the water jars Publisher:
Tsuta-ya Kichizô Date:
Dragon 2, March 1856 Robinson:
T329 |
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Title: Adachi-ga-hara hitotsuya no zu Description:
The Hag of the Lonely House with a female victim trussed up on the floor and
an apparition of the goddess Kwannon behind Publisher:
Ômi-ya Kyûsuke (Kyûjirô) Date:
Dragon 3, April 1856 Robinson:
T330 NOTE: This
is an ôban diptych. |
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Title: Kôyetsu Kawanakajima ô-kassen Description:
The encounter between Usami Suruga no Kami and Yamagata Saburohei on
horseback at the Battle of Kawanakajima with battle smoke and infantry behind Publisher:
Ômi-ya Kyûsuke (Kyûjirô) Date:
Dragon 4, May 1856 Robinson:
T331 |
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Title: Kawanakajima ryôshô
jikisen no zu Description:
Kenshin charging into Shingen's
camp enclosure through rolling clouds of battle smoke at the Battle of
Kawanakajima Publisher:
Hayashi-ya Shôgorô Date:
Dragon 5, June 1856 Robinson:
T332 |
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Title: Kusunoki no shin Tsujikaze
Itamochi Hosokawa Sada-uji
ikedori no zu Description:
Hosokawa Sada-uji is seized by the Kusunoki retainers Tsujikaze
and Itamochi during the Battle of Fujiidera in 1348 Publisher:
Tsujioka-ya Bunsuke Date:
Dragon 7, August 1856 Robinson:
T333 |
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Title: Ujigawa ô-kassen (The fording of the Description:
The fording of the Uji River in Yoshitsune's
campaign against Yoshinaka in 1184: Kagesuye, Takatsuna, and their
men, with Chichibu Shigetada emerging on the
further bank Publisher:
Sagami-ya Tôkichi (Sô-To) Date:
Dragon 9, October 1856 Robinson: T334 I am grateful to Ward Pieters
for locating this image. |
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Title: Ganryûjima kataki-uchi no zu Description:
Miyamoto Musashi, fencing with two sticks, makes a
leap as he fights the villain Sasaki Ganryû on the
shore, watched by an appreciative crowd Publisher:
Daikoku-ya Kinnosuke Date:
Dragon 9, October 1856 Robinson:
T335 |
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No image available Title: Kurikaradani yûsen no zu Description:
Although the combat of Wakagawa Kiyohide
and Takuma Gemba at the Battle of Kurikaradani in 1183 is inscribed on the triptych, it
actually represents Nakagawa Kiyohide and Sakuma Gemba Morimasa at the Battle of
Shidzu-ga-mine in 1583 Publisher:
Tsuta-ya Kichizô Date:
Dragon 10, November 1856 Robinson:
T336 |
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Title: Daimotsu-no-ura ô-kassen (The Battle of Dan-no-ura) Description:
The Battle of Dan-no-ura: Yoshitsune, sword in one
hand and naginata in the other,
makes his leap, pursued by Noritsune with the
imperial barge in the background Publisher:
Mori-ya Jihei Date:
Dragon 10, November 1856 Robinson:
T337 |
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Title: Ôshû Takadachi-jô
ô-kassen no zu Description:
The Battle of Takadachi in Mutsu
Province: Benkei knocking down foe in a melee under the castle walls in 1189 Publisher:
Tsuta-ya Kichizô Date:
Dragon 10, November 1856 Robinson: T338 I am grateful to Lloyd
Norman for this image. |
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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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