Miscellaneous Comic Series,
Part I
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Series:
Fukusuke Fitted to One’s Thoughts (Omou ni kanai Fukusuke) Robinson:
177 Title: Description:
Fukusuke having trouble getting his head through a door and Fukusuke’s head
as a paper lantern Format: Chûban (about 7 by 10 inches or 18 by
25 centimeters) printed two per sheet Date:
1843-1846 Publisher:
Kobayashi NOTE:
Fukusuke is one of the seven gods of good luck. He is usually portrayed as a dwarf with a
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Series:
Treasury of Humor Modeled by Toads (Gama-tehon hyôkingura) Robinson:
85 Top title:
Daijo - Tsurugaoka Hachimangu no ba (At the Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine Bottom title:
Nidanme Momoi yakata no ba (At Momoi’s mansion) Description:
Acts 1 and 2 of Kanadehon Chûshingura Format: Chûban (about 7 by 10 inches or 18 by
25 centimeters) printed two per sheet Date: c.
1847-1848 Publisher:
Yamato-ya Kyûbei
NOTE: This
print series portrays toads in humorous situations resembling scenes from the
kabuki play, Kanadehon Chûshingura. |
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Series:
Treasury of Humor Modeled by Toads (Gama-tehon hyôkingura) Robinson:
85 Top title:
Sandanme Ashikaga yakata
uramon no ba Bottom title: Yondanme omotemon no ba Description:
Acts 3 and 4 of Kanadehon Chûshingura Format: Chûban (about 7 by 10 inches or 18 by
25 centimeters) printed two per sheet Date: c.
1847-1848 Publisher:
Yamato-ya Kyûbei Image courtesy of Richard Illing |
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Series:
Treasury of Humor Modeled by Toads (Gama-tehon hyôkingura) Robinson:
85 Title: Description:
Format: Chûban (about 7 by 10 inches or 18 by
25 centimeters) printed two per sheet Date: c.
1847-1848 Publisher:
Yamato-ya Kyûbei |
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Series:
Eight Successful Plays Performed by Bats (Yatsu atari dôke kômori) Robinson:
Not listed Top: The
Monkey Trainer (Saru mawashi) Bottom:
Stone Steps at Toba (Toba no koizuka) Format: Chûban (about 7 by 10 inches or 18 by
25 centimeters) printed two per sheet Date:
1844-1846 Publisher:
Jôshû-ya Kinzô |
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Series:
Eight Successful Plays Performed by Bats (Yatsu atari dôke kômori) Robinson:
Not listed Top: A
parody of the play, Sukeroku Bottom: A daimyo with female attendants Format: Chûban (about 7 by 10 inches or 18 by
25 centimeters) printed two per sheet Date:
1844-1846 Publisher:
Jôshû-ya Kinzô |
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Series:
Eight Successful Plays Performed by Bats (Yatsu atari dôke kômori) Robinson:
Not listed Top: A
parody of the play, Chûshingura Bottom:
Unidentified Format: Chûban (about 7 by 10 inches or 18 by
25 centimeters) printed two per sheet Date:
1844-1846 Publisher:
Jôshû-ya Kinzô |
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Series:
Moral Philosophy Illustrated for Children (Shingaku osana etoki) Robinson:
Not listed Title: Description:
Demon and Snow Daruma Format: Chûban (about 7 by 10 inches or 18 by
25 centimeters) printed two per sheet Date: Publisher:
NOTE: Shingaku is a form of neo-Confucianism particularly
influential in the Edo-period. For a chûtanzakuban series having the same
title see Moral
Philosophy Illustrated for Children. |
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Series:
Moral Philosophy Illustrated for Children (Shingaku osana etoki) Robinson:
Not listed Title: Description:
Format: Chûban (about 7 by 10 inches or 18 by
25 centimeters) printed two per sheet Date: Publisher:
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Series:
Moral Philosophy Illustrated for Children (Shingaku osana etoki) Robinson:
Not listed Title: Description:
Format: Chûban (about 7 by 10 inches or 18 by
25 centimeters) printed two per sheet Date: Publisher:
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Series:
Moral Philosophy Illustrated for Children (Shingaku osana etoki) Robinson:
Not listed Title: Description:
Format: Chûban (about 7 by 10 inches or 18 by
25 centimeters) printed two per sheet Date: Publisher:
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Series:
Kuniyoshi’s Parody on the Samurai's Loyalty (Gishi no seichû Yoshi ga tawamure) Robinson:
Not listed Title:
None Description:
Format: Chûban (about 7 by 10 inches or 18 by
25 centimeters) printed two per sheet Date:
1847-1852 Publisher:
Iba-ya Sensaburô |
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Series:
Kuniyoshi’s Parody on the Samurai's Loyalty (Gishi no seichû Yoshi ga tawamure) Robinson:
Not listed Title:
None Description:
Moronao’s waistband giving off an offensive odor
(top); Moto-oki blowing his whistle as he comes
upon a cat, which he has mistaken for Moronao, in
the latter’s bed (bottom) Format: Chûban (about 7 by 10 inches or 18 by
25 centimeters) printed two per sheet Date: 1847-1852 Publisher:
Iba-ya Sensaburô |
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Series:
Kuniyoshi’s Parody on the Samurai's Loyalty (Gishi no seichû Yoshi ga tawamure) Robinson:
Not listed Title:
None Description:
Rônin manipulating a scarecrow as a
ghost to frighten his comrades (top); Rônin
making huge head of Moronao out of snow (bottom) Format: Chûban (about 7 by 10 inches or 18 by
25 centimeters) printed two per sheet Date:
1847-1852 Publisher:
Iba-ya Sensaburô |
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Series:
Comic Sweet Corn (Dôke tômorokoshi)
Robinson:
Not listed Title: The
Shakkyô
Dance (Shakkyô no shyosagoto)
Description:
A dancing corncob accompanied by a pumpkin and a sweet potato playing the
flute Format: Chûban (about 7 by 10 inches or 18 by
25 centimeters) printed two per sheet Date: 1845 Publisher:
Kadzusa-ya Iwazô |
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Series:
Comic Sweet Corn (Dôke tômorokoshi)
Robinson:
Not listed Title: Kasane at the Kinu River (Kinugawa no kasane) Description:
A ghost under a willow tree along the riverbank is bending over a samurai who
is hiding a sickle Format: Chûban (about 7 by 10 inches or 18 by
25 centimeters) printed two per sheet Date: 1845 Publisher:
Kadzusa-ya Iwazô |
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Series:
unread Robinson:
Not listed Title: Description:
Format: Chûban (about 7 by 10 inches or 18 by
25 centimeters) printed two per sheet Date: Publisher:
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Series:
unread Robinson:
Not listed Title: Description:
Format: Chûban (about 7 by 10 inches or 18 by
25 centimeters) printed two per sheet Date: Publisher:
Sanoya Kihei (Sanoki) |
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Series: Successful
Plays with Frolicking Dogs (Atari doshi inu no tawamure) Robinson:
Not listed Top title:
Dog ken (Inuken) Bottom title:
Mysterious lights on the sea (Shiranui) Format: Chûban (about 7 by 10 inches or 18 by
25 centimeters) printed two per sheet Date: 3rd
month of 1850 Publisher:
Ôta-ya Takichi NOTE: The
Japanese word ‘atari’
means a hit or a success. |
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Series:
Frolicking Dogs (Inu no tawamure) Robinson:
Not listed Top title:
The rag picker (Kuzuhiroi) Bottom title:
The dog’s revenge (Inu no katakiuchi) Format: Chûban (about 7 by 10 inches or 18 by
25 centimeters) printed two per sheet Date: 1849 Publisher:
Ôta-ya Takichi |
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Series:
Kuniyoshi’s Skillfully Anthropomorphized Turtles Robinson:
Not listed Top title:
Acrobatics (Karuwaza) Top description: A ropewalking turtle Bottom title:
Comparing the Four Brave Samurais (Shitenno mitate) Bottom Description: A turtle riding a
crab. This parodies the four brave
acts of Minamoto no Yorimitsu. Format: Chûban (about 7 by 10 inches or 18 by
25 centimeters) printed two per sheet Date: c.
1840s Publisher:
Fûyo |
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Series:
Kuniyoshi’s Skillfully Anthropomorphized Turtles Robinson:
Not listed Format: Chûban (about 7 by 10 inches or 18 by
25 centimeters) printed two per sheet Date: c.
1840s NOTE: This
is a key block print, courtesy of Richard Illing |
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Series: Thunder
(Kaminari,
雷) Robinson:
Not listed Top description: Two assistants of the thunder god Raijin catching
another demon disguised as a peasant with hooked rods Bottom description: A Chinese scholar hiding under netting from the appearance of Raijin amongst thunder clouds Format: Chûban (about 7 by 10 inches or 18 by
25 centimeters) printed two per sheet Date: c.
1840 |
“Robinson”’ refers to listing in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson,
1961,
