Mirror of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Retainers, Individually,

Part II

	Scene: Aibara Esuke Munefusa (相原江助宗房) subduing two porters in loincloths by a river Hiragana: さ (sa) No. 37 Robinson: S90.26
	Another state of the above design
	Scene: Tomimori Sukeyemon Masakata (富守祐右衛門 正固) struck by a jar of ashes thrown by a boy Hiragana: わ (wa) No. 13 Robinson: S90.27
	Scene: Ashioda Matanojô Mitsutoki (芦尾田又之丞光時) with spear in hand pulling a foe from his hiding place Hiragana: れ (re) No. 17 Robinson: S90.28
	Scene: Hayami Sôzayemon Mitsutaka (早水総左衛門満尭) attacked with a spear while falling backwards into icy water Hiragana: の (no) No. 26 Robinson: S90.29
	Scene: Onodera Kôyemon Hidetome (早水総左衛門満尭) chasing a stumbling foe on a veranda Hiragana: っ (tsu) No. 19 Robinson: S90.30
	Scene: Chiba Saburohei Mitsutada (千場三郎兵衛光忠) landing a sword stroke on the head of a foe Hiragana: た (ta) No. 16 Robinson: S90.31
	Scene: Ôboshi Seizayemon Nobukiyo (大星清左衛門信清) besting a bleeding foe among falling screens Hiragana: む (mu) No. 33 Robinson: S90.32 (listed as not seen)
	Scene: Sugatani Inojô Masatoshi (管谷伴之丞政刊) standing by a moat with a spear in his hand and his foot on a stone Hiragana: ぬ (nu) No. 10 Robinson: S90.33
	Scene: Horibe Yasubei Taketsune (堀部安兵衛武津) destroying decorative woodwork with a large mallet Hiragana: り (ri) No. 9 Robinson: S90.34
	Scene: Hayano Wasuke Tsunenari (早野和助常成) threatening a squirming foe with a sword Hiragana: ま (ma) No. 30 Robinson: S90.35
	Scene: Yata Gorozayemon Suketake (矢田五郎左衛門祐武) climbing a wall and shaking his sword at three barking dogs Hiragana: ぅ (u) No. 24 Robinson: S90.36
	Scene: Okada Magodayû Toyonari (岡田孫太夫豊成) killing a dog and thereby awakening a monk’s villainous ghost Hiragana: ぇ (e) No. 34 Robinson: S90.37
	Scene: Enya Hangwan Takasada (塩谷判官高貞) attacking an unseen Moronao in the palace Number: 100 (百, hyaku) Robinson: S90.39
	Scene: Yazama Shunroku Mitsukaze (矢間俊六光風) fighting a tengu Hiragana: に (ni) No. 4 Robinson: S90.40 NOTE: Tengu are forest-dwelling creatures that are either human-like with wings and long noses or bird-like.
	Scene: Mase Magokurô Masatoki (間瀬孫九郎正晨) swimming underwater with two rays and an octopus Hiragana: て (te) No. 35 Robinson: S90.41
	Scene: Uramatsu Kihei Hidenao (浦松喜兵衛秀直) in a covered boat with a snow-covered shoreline Hiragana: ら (ra) No. 22 Robinson: S90.42
	Scene: Yazama Kihei Mitsunobu (矢間喜平光延) in the snow holding his spear and helmet Hiragana: ょ (yo) No. 15 Robinson: S90.43
	Scene: Mase Chûdayû Masaaki (間瀬忠太史正明) watching frogs at night while holding a lantern and an open umbrella Hiragana: へ (he) No. 6 Robinson: S90.44
	Scene: Kadono Jûheiji Tsugifusa (角野十平治次房) kneeling before an unseen Buddhist shrine Number: 100 (百, hyaku) Robinson: S90.45
	Scene: Hara Gôyemon Mototoki (原卿左衛門元辰) thrusting his spear at a foe who has fallen into the icy water Hiragana: に (ni) No. 4 Robinson: S90.46
	Scene: Hayano Kampei Tsuneyo (早野勘平常世) seated before a torn lamp in contemplation before committing seppuku Hiragana: ゆ (yu) No. 39 Robinson: S90.47 NOTE: The term ‘hara-kiri’, although more common in English than ‘seppuku’, is considered in Japan to be a vulgar and disrespectful description of an honorable action.
	Scene: Kaiga Yazayemon Tomonobu (貝賀弥左衛門友信) stand in a bridge holding a spear Hiragana: ゃ (ya) No. 29 Robinson: S90.48
	Scene: Nimura Jirozayemon Kanetsune (仁村治即右衛門包常) warming himself by a blazing fire Hiragana: ね (ne) No. 20 Robinson: S90.49
	Another state of the above design without smoke
	Scene: Yoshida Chûzayemon Kanesuke (芳田忠左門焦兼亮) beating a drum Hiragana: は (ha) No. 3 Robinson: S90.50 (listed as not seen)

“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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