Mirror of Warriors of Our Country
(Honchô musha kagami, 本朝武者鏡)
Publisher: Tsujioka-ya Bunsuke
1855
The prints in this series are each about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban. |
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Warrior: Iga Jutarô (伊賀寿太郎) reading a
scroll and the witch Takiyasha-hime (瀧夜叉姫) holding a
sword with a giant toad in the background Robinson: S87.1 |
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Warrior: Jiraiya (児来也) loading his
gun with a huge snake eyeing a giant toad behind him Robinson: S87.2 |
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Warrior: Kamigashi-hime (神夏磯媛) in
Chinese-style armor attacking the Earth-spider in its lair Robinson: S87.3 |
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Keyblock print for the above design |
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Warrior: Kiyo-hime (清姫) turning into a dragon as she entwines
the bell of Dôjôji with evil monk Anchin inside Robinson: S87.4 |
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Warrior: Taira Koremochi (here called Taira Koreshige,
余吾将軍平維茂) slaying the
female demon Kijo among falling maple leaves Robinson: S87.5 |
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Warrior: Kaidômaru (怪童丸), who is also
known as Kintoki, grabbing the thunder god Raijin
as a thunderbolt falls to earth Robinson: S87.6 |
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Warrior: Shiranui-hime (白縫姫) in the dress
of incantation (candles on the head, mirror on the chest, carrying hammer, nails and a straw doll) struggling with two ruffians who
attacked her in the forest at night Robinson: S87.7 |
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Warrior: Tachibana-hime (橋姫) using her
sword against a dragon under a bridge Robinson: S87.8 |
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Warrior: Tenjiku Tokubei (天竺徳兵衛) watching
toads wrestle with large toads and Gama Sennin (がま仙人) behind him Robinson: S87.9 NOTE: Sennin are
female Immortals in Taoism. In
Buddhist Japan, the term referred to mountain dwelling hermits possessing
magical powers. |
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Warrior: Watanabe no Tsuna (渡邉綱) battling with
the demon Ibaraki at Modori Bridge Robinson: not listed |
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Another state of the above design |
“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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