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 S1a.11
and S1c.5 added |
|
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 |
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 |
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 |
1845 |
S35 |
|
Battledores in Patchwork Relief (Oshive hago-ita) |
1845 |
S35a |
|
‘The Sixty-odd Provinces of |
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 |
1845-1846 |
S42 |
|
Hodomoyoshi’s Fashionable
Ôtsu Pictures (Hodomoyoshi
toki ni Ôtsu-e) |
1845-1846 |
S43 |
|
‘53 Parallels for the |
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 |
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 |
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, |
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 |