Warriors and Historical Figures

 

Warrior prints are known as musha-e.  This table follows Robinson’s precedent in using an extremely liberal definition of ‘warriors’ that includes all sorts of people from history and legend. 

Series

Date

Robinson*

Individual warrior prints (not in series)

S1a.15 added 8/13/08

S1a.11 and S1c.5 added 8/20/08

 

S1

Kuniyoshi’s ‘great’ Suikoden series is reproduced in the book Of Brigands and Bravery: Kuniyoshi’s Heroes of the Suikoden by Inge Klompmakers (Hotei Publishing, Leiden, The Netherlands, 1998)

1827-1845

S2

108 Heroes of the Suikoden, One by One (Suikoden gôketsu hyaku-bachi-nin no hitori)

1830

S2a

The 108 Heroes of the Suikoden (Suikoden gôketsu hyaku-hachi-nin)

1830

S3

800 Heroes of Our Country’s Suikoden (Honchô Suikoden gôyû happyaku-nin no hitori)

1830-1836

S4

One and Only Eight Dog History of Old Kyokutei (Kyokutei-ô seicho Hakkenshi zui-ichi)

1835

S5

Illustrated Abridged Biography of Kôsô (Kôsô go-ichidai ryaku zu)

1835-1836

S6

Mirror of Military Excellence and Fierce Courage (Buyei môyû kagami)

1836

S7

Military Brilliance for the Eight Views (Yôbu hakkei)

1836

S8

A Hundred Stories of Military Valor (Buyû hyaku den)

1836

S9

Heroes of the Popular History of the Three Kingdoms, One by One (Tsûzoku Sangokushi eiyû no ichi-nin)

1836

S10

Universal Divination by the Eight Trigrams, Illustrated (Shû-eki hake-e)

1837-1838

S11

Set of Kintarô (Kintarô dzukushi) Image added 8/26/08

1840

S12

Mirror of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety (Nijûshi-kô dôji kagami)

1840

S13

Biography of Prince Shôtoku (Shôtoku Taishi go-ichidaiki)

1840

S14

Documented Characters from the Chronicle of the Ups and Downs of the Minamoto and Taira Clans (Seisuiki jimpin sen)

1840

S15

Heroes for the Five Elements (Buyû go-gyô)

1840

S16

Choice of Heroes for the Twelve Signs (Buyû mitate jûnishi)

1840

S17

The Hundred Poets (Hyaku-nin isshu)

1840-1842

S19

Stories of Wise Women and Faithful Wives (Kenjo reppuden)

1841-1842

S20

Virtuous Women for the Eight Views (Kenjo hakkei)

1842-1843

S21

A Hundred Poets from the Literary Heroes of Our Country (Honchô bunyû hyaku-nin isshu)

1842-1843

S22

Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety of Our Country (Honchô nijûshi-kô)

1842-1843

S23

Suikoden of Japanese Heroes (Eiyû Yamato Suikoden)

1843

S24

Ten Wise Women's Fans (Jikken onna ôgi)

1843

S25

Ten Brave Retainers of Oguri (Oguri jû-yûshi no ichi-nin)

1843

S26

The Hundred Poets of the Inkstand (Sumi-ire hyaku-nin isshu)

1843

S27

Heroic Comparisons for the Chapters of Genji (Buyû nazoraye Genji)

1843

S28

Mirror of Women of Wisdom and Courage (Kenyû fujo kagami)

1843

S29

100 Stories of Famous Women of Our Country (Kokon honchô meijo hyaku den)

1843

S30

Stories of a Hundred Heroes of High Renown (Meikô hyaku yû den) S31.18 added on 8/18/08

1843-1844

S31

Mirror of Our Country’s Military Elegance (Honchô buyû kagami)

1845

S32

Set of Delicate Ladies of Our Country (Honchô taoyame sori)

1845

S33

A Hundred Generals Brave in Battle at Kawanakajima (Kawanakajima hyaku yûshô sen)

1845

S34

Stories of Remarkable Persons of Loyalty and High Reputation (Choke meiyo kijin den) S35.12 added on 8/12/08

1845

S35

Battledores in Patchwork Relief (Oshive hago-ita)

1845

S35a

‘The Sixty-odd Provinces of Japan’ is available on another website

1845

S36

Abridged Stories of Our Country’s Swordsmanship (Honchô kendo ryaku den)

1845-1846

S37

Selection for the Twelve Signs (Mitate jûnishi)

1845

S38

Men of Ready Money with True Labels Attached, Kuniyoshi Fashion (Kuniyoshi moyô shôfuda tsuketari genkin otoko)

1845

S40

Copy-book of Loyalty (Chûkô tenarai-zôshi)

1845

S41

Comparisons of Physical Energy, Date Style (Date moyô kekki kura) Images added on 8/11/08

1845-1846

S42

Hodomoyoshi’s Fashionable Ôtsu Pictures (Hodomoyoshi toki ni Ôtsu-e)

1845-1846

S43

‘53 Parallels for the Tôkaidô Road’ is available on another website

1845-1846

S44

Ukiyo-e Comparisons for the Cloudy Chapters of Genji (Genji kumo ukiyoe awase)

1845-1846

S45

‘Ogura Imitations of the One Hundred Poets’ is reproduced in the book The Hundred Poets Compared, A Print Series by Kuniyoshi, Hiroshige, and Kunisada by, Henk J. Herwig & Joshua S. Mostow (Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam, 2007) and is also available on another website

1845-1848

S46

108 Heroes of the Popular Suikoden (chûban) (Tsûzoku Suikoden gôketsu hyakuhachi-nin)

1845-1853

S47

Stories of Strength, In Order (Retsu mô den)

1845 & 1855

S48

Comparisons of True Courage (Shin-yû kurabe)

1845 & 1855

S49

Comparison of the Famous Horses of Brilliant Soldiers (Buyei meiba kurabe) S50.1 added on 8/13/08

1847-1848

S50

Skillfully Tempered Sharp Blades (Sayetate no uchi kitai no wazamono)

1847-1848

S51

Heroes for the Eight Views (Gôketsu hakkei)

1847-1848

S52

Stories of Dutifulness and Loyalty in Revenge (Kataki- [or Ada-] uchi chûkô den)

1847-1848

S53

‘Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai’, is reproduced in the book Kuniyoshi: The Faithful Samurai by David R. Weinberg (Hotei Publishing, Leiden, The Netherlands, 2000)

1847-1848

S54

Origins of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai (Seichû gishi hottan)

1848

S55

‘Stories of Faithful Hearts and True Loyalty’ is reproduced in the book Kuniyoshi: The Faithful Samurai by David R. Weinberg (Hotei Publishing, Leiden, The Netherlands, 2000)

1848

S56

Comparison of the High Renown of the Loyal Retainers & Faithful Samurai (Chûshin gishi kômei kurabe)

1848

S57

Stories of the Faithful Samurai of the Red Castle (Sekijô gishi den)

1848

S58

Mirror of the Faithful Samurai and Loyal Retainers (Gishi chûshin kagami)

1848

S59

Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety (Morokoshi nijûshi-kô)

1848

S60

Thirty-six Famous Battles (Meiyo [or Eimei] sanjûrokkassen)

1848

S61

‘Heroic Stories of the Taiheiki’ is reproduced in the book Heroes of the Grand Pacification: Kuniyoshi’s Taiheiki eiyū den by Elena Varshavskaya (Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam, 2006)  and is also available on another website

1848-1849

S62

Stories of Courageous Generals of the Provinces of Echigo and Kai (Kôyetsu yûshô den)

1848-1849

S63

Ten Famous Excellencies of Tametomo (Tametomo homare no jikketsu)

1848-1851

S64

Biography of Yoshitsune (Hodo Yoshitsune koi no Minamoto ichidaiki)

1848-1853

S65

The Magic Fox of the Three Countries (Sangoku yôko zue)

1849-1850

S66

History of the Eight Dogs of Satomi (Satomi Hakkenden)

1850-1852

S66a

Selection of Six Men of Wisdom and Courage (Chiyû rokkasen)

1850

S67

Sixteen Stories of Musashi-bo Benkei (Jûroku Musashi-bô Benkei)

1848-1850

S68

A Hundred Heroic Stories (Eiyû ippyaku den)

1851

S69

Stories of Chivalrous Persons of Loyalty and Courage (Kyôkaku giyû den)

1851

S70

Mirror of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Retainers (Seichû gishin kagami)

1851

S71

The Fifty-three Post-stations of the Chûshingura (Chûshingura gojûsan tsuji)

1851

S72

Courageous Leaders in Thirty-six Battles (Yûkwai sanjûrokkassen)

1851-1852

S73

The Sixty-nine Post Stations of the Kisokaidô Road (Kisokaidô rokujûku tsugi)

1852-1853

S74

Military Brilliance for the Eight Views (Yôbu hakkei)

1852

S76

Thirty-six Hero-poets (Eiyû sanjûrokkasen)

1852-1853

S77

Portraits of the Faithful Samurai of True Loyalty (Seichû gishi shôzô)

1853

S78

Twenty-four Chinese Paragons of Filial Piety (Morokoshi nijûshi-kô)

1853

S79

True Portraits of the Faithful Samurai (Gishi shinzô)

1853

S80

Six Select Heroes (Eiyû rokkasen)

1853

S81

Twenty-four Generals of Eastern Kai Province, One by One (Kôyô nijûshi shô no hitori)

1853

S82

Eighteen Generals of Echigo Province, One by One (Echigo jûhasshô)

1854

S83

Japanese Heroes for the Twelve Signs (Eiyû Yamato jûni-shi)

1854

S84

Stories of Ten Distressed Children (Yakushi jû-shi den)

1854

S85

Kanadehon Chûshingura’ is available on another website