Comparisons of True Courage
(Shin-yû kurabe, 真勇競)
Publisher: Mikawa-ya Tetsugorô
1845 and 1855
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The
prints in this series are approximately 20 by 8 inches (50 by 20
centimeters), a size known either as nagaban or as chôban. |
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Scene: Benkei (辨慶) dragging the
huge bell of Date: 1845 Robinson: S49.1 |
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Scene: Kiyohime (きよ姫) starting to
change into a dragon beneath the bell of Dôjôji Date: 1855 Robinson: S49.2 NOTE: This print is
unsigned. |
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Scene: Hachirô Tametomo (八郎 為朝) in exile on
the rocky shore of Ôshima at sunrise Date: 1845 Robinson: S49.3 |
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Scene: Taira no
Tomomori (平知盛) at the bottom
of the sea with the great anchor and a sea dragon Date: 1855 Robinson: S49.4 |
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