Warrior triptychs
1857 - 1861
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Title: Gempei ô-kassen (The Battle of
Yashima) Description:
Yoshitsune recovering his bow from the sea (center) at the Battle of Yashima Publisher:
Fujioka-ya Keijirô Date:
Dragon 12, January 1857 Robinson:
T339 |
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No image available Title: Akazawa-yama yûshi sumô no zu Description:
Kawadzu Saburô Sukeyasu throwing Matano Gorô Kagehisa in their wrestling
match before Yoritomo, Ôba Kagechika and others Publisher:
Sen-Kiyo of Shiba Date:
Snake 2, March 1857 Robinson:
T340 |
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Title: Chûshingura: yo-uchi hikitori no zu
(The Chûshingura: Return from the Night Attack) Description:
The 47 rônin meeting a group of
officials outside a mansion in snow at sunrise Publisher:
Sen-Kiyo of Shiba Date:
Snake 3, April 1857 Robinson:
T340a |
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Title: Kusunoki Masashige wara no ningyô no
tsukuri etc. Description:
Kusunoki Masashige and his men making straw dummies to trick the enemy into
exhausting their arrows Publisher:
Mikawa-ya Tetsugorô Date:
Snake 3, April 1857 Robinson:
T341 Image courtesy of Jonathan
Henriksson |
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Title: Wada kassen: Asahina Saburô Yoshihide môyô
kwairyoku no zu Description:
Asahina Saburô Yoshihide breaking down the great gate during the Wada
rebellion against the Hôjô in 1213 Publisher:
Jôshû-ya Jûzô Date:
Snake 4, May 1857 Robinson:
T342 |
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No image available Title: Nitta Ashikaga kyô-gassen: shôri no shôgun
wo atsumeru zu Description:
The troops of Nitta Yoshisada rallying on a hill after their victory over the
Ashikaga Publisher:
Jôshû-ya Jûzô Date:
Snake 4, May 1857 Robinson:
T343 |
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No image available Title: Kusunoki Masashige Minatogawa ô-kassen ni
shôsei wo motte etc. Description:
Kusunoki Masashige rallying his men with the sounds of drum, conch shell and bell
at the battle of the Minatogawa in 1336 Publisher:
Jôshû-ya Jûzô Date:
Snake 4, May 1857 Robinson:
T344 |
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Title: Takeda Uyesugi Kawanakajima ô-kassen no zu Description:
The encounter of Takeda Shingen and Uyesugi Kenshin in mid-stream at the Kawanakajima Publisher:
Daikoku-ya Heikichi Date:
Snake 4, May 1857 Robinson:
T345 |
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Title: Shijô-nawate nite Nanke no eiyû taiteki wo
etc. Description:
The last stand of the Kusunoki at Shijô-nawate under a hail of arrows in 1348:
Genshû (right), Masatsura (center) and Masatomo (left) Publisher:
Sagami-ya Tôkichi (Sô-To) Date:
Snake 4, May 1857 Robinson:
T346 |
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Title:
Untitled Description:
The last stand of the Kusunoki at Shijô-nawate under a hail of arrows in
1348: Masayuki (right), Koshirô Hyôgo (center) and Noda Shirô (left) Publisher:
Sagami-ya Tôkichi (Sô-To) Date:
Snake 8, September 1857 Robinson:
T347 NOTE: This
triptych and the preceding one may be placed side-by-side to form a six sheet
composition:
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Title: Sangokushi: Bachô Chôhi kahô seki tatakai Description:
Mounted combat between Bachô and Chôhi, lit by fires and torches, and watched
by two sovereigns in their carriages Publisher:
Enshû-ya Hikobei Date:
Snake 7, September 1857 Robinson:
T348 |
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Title: Soga jû-ban-giri no zu Description:
The Soga brothers’ last fight: Gorô (center), Jurô (top left) and a tent
enclosure (right) Publisher:
Yamaguchi-ya Tôbei Date:
Horse 2, March-ApriI 1858 Robinson:
T349 |
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No image available Title: Kusunoki Ashikaga ô-kassen no zu
(Picture of the battle between the Kusunoki and the Ashikaga) Description:
Battle on the shore between the Kusunoki and the Ashikaga (probably the
Minatogawa in 1336): Masashige and his men charging, led by Onchi Sakon-tarô,
Sagi-no-ike Heikurô, Wada Idzumi no Kami and Hayase Sayemon Publisher:
Yamaguchi-ya Tôbei Date:
Horse 2, March-April 1858 Robinson:
T350 NOTE: This
triptych was probably designed by Kuniyoshi about 1850. |
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Title: Ushiwaka Kurama shugyô zu Description:
Ushiwaka Maru practicing fencing among the pine trees of Kuramayama with the tengu under the supervision of their
king, Sôjô-bô. The tengu here are completely birdlike Publisher:
Maru-ya Kyûshirô Date:
Horse 4, May-June 1858 Robinson:
T351 NOTE: A
later edition dated Cock 8, September 1861 was published by Kagi-Shô. |
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Title: Kusunoki no jinchû ni Sugimoto Akiyuki wo
tsumorite etc. Description:
In a seated assembly Sugimoto Akiyuki receives a famous sword from Kusunoki
Masashige while all present weep Publisher:
Yamamoto-ya Heikichi Date:
Horse 4, May-June 1858 Robinson:
T352 |
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Title: Akazawa-yama ô-sumô Description:
Matano Gorô Kagehisa thrown by Kawadzu Saburô Sukechika in their sumô wrestling match before Yoritomo umpired
by Ebina Gempachi Publisher:
Maru-ya Kyûshirô Date:
Horse 4, May-June 1858 Robinson:
T353 |
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Title: Ryûgûjô: Tawara Tôda Hidesato ni sanshu no
tosan wo okuru Description:
Tawara Tôda Hidesato having received the Three Gifts is escorted through the
waves by the Dragon King’s sea creature-retainers Publisher:
Maru-ya Kyûshirô Date:
Horse 4, May-June 1858 Robinson:
T354 NOTE: A
later edition dated Cock 8, September 1861 was published by Kagi-Shô. |
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Title: Akamatsu no shiro midzuzeme no zu Description:
The beleaguering of the Publisher:
Idzumi-ya Ichibei Date:
Monkey 8, September-October 1860 Robinson:
T355 |
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Title: Kataki-uchi kidan Jiraiya monogatari:
Sôshû Shichiri-ga-hama etc. Description:
Jiraiya and his followers, seated on the shore, watch Amame Isobei catching
two miscreants, while Onikubi Kôyemon engages the youth Masajirô and the
maiden Midori in combat Publisher:
Yamaguchi-ya Tôbei Date: Cock
1, February 1861 Robinson:
T356 NOTE:
Kuniyoshi designed this triptych about 1836. I am grateful to Ward Pieters for locating
this image. |
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Title:
Untitled Description:
Raikô’s retainers playing go, with attempted interruptions by
the Earth-Spider’s demons Publisher:
Yamaguchi-ya Tôbei Date: Cock
1, February 1861 Robinson:
T357 |
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Title: Miyamoto Musashi Sôshû Hakone no sanchû ni
ôkami o ooku taiji shite shinmen o kijutsu o arawashite hajimete Sekiguchi ni
mamiyu Description:
Miyamoto Musashi fighting off a pack of wolves in the Hakone mountains,
watched by Sekiguchi Yatarô, seated smoking by a fire (right sheet) Publisher:
Ki-ya Sôjirô Date: Cock
6, July 1861 Robinson:
T358 I am grateful to Ward Pieters
for locating 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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