Mirror of Famous Names of Our Country

(Honchô kômei kagami, 本朝高名鏡)

Publisher: Jôshû-ya Kinzô

1855

This series is listed in the privately published supplement to Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints by Basil William Robinson (Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, 1982). The prints are about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban.

	Hero: Hasebe Chôhei Nobutsura (長谷部 長平 信連) at the defense of the Takakura Palace brandishing a sword and trampling a fallen foe Robinson: S87a.1
	Hero: Sakata Kaidômaru (坂田怪童丸), who is also known as Kintarô, watching a fight between a tengu and a cock Robinson: Not listed
	I am grateful to David K. for this alternate state with grey replacing the dark blue.
	Heros: Soga Jûrô Sukenari (曽我十郎祐成) and Soga Gorô Tokimune (曽我五郎時宗) Robinson: Not listed
	Ushiwakamaru (牛若丸) This print and the two following prints have the same title as the above series, and strongly resemble it. However, they were designed by Kunisada in the late 1830s. Each is signed Kôchô Kunisada ga (香蝶 国貞 画) and bears the seal of the publisher Jôshû-ya Kinzô.
	Mongaku Shônin (文覚上人)
	Taira no Tadamori (平忠盛)

“Robinson” refers to listing in Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints by Basil William Robinson (Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, 1982) and its privately published supplement.

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