A Hundred Stories of Famous Women of Our Country,
Ancient and Modern
(Kokon honchô meijo hyaku
den, 古根本朝名女百傳)
Publisher:
c. 1842
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Despite
the title of this series, Robinson recorded only five designs, and it is
unlikely that any more exist. They are
each about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban. |
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Scene: Giô (祇王) and Ginyo (祇女), the sister shirabyôshi
dancers Robinson: S30.1 |
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Scene: Gion no Nyôgo (祇園女御), an
outstanding beauty of humble origins, drawing water from a well. This shows the humble origins of the woman who
became the mother of Taira clan leader Taira no Kiyomori. Robinson: S30.2 |
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Scene: Kasane (かさね), a farmer's
daughter of Haniû, Okada in Robinson: S30.3 |
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Scene: The Dutiful
Woman of Kawada Village (Kawada-mura kojo, 河田村孝女) seated
reading a scroll surrounded by crabs Robinson: S30.4 |
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Scene: Tomoe Gozen (巴御前), the wife of
Wada Yoshimori, holding on to a pillar in the palace with both hands Robinson: S30.5 |
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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 privately published supplement. CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO MAIN
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