Stories of Remarkable Persons of Loyalty and High Reputation,

Part I

(Chûkô meiyo kijin den, 忠孝名誉奇人傳)

1845

The prints in this series are each about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban. I am grateful to Robert Pryor for his contributions to this series.

	Scene: Hatchô Tsubute Kiheiji (八町礫喜平次) and his wife Yatsuhiro at the attack on the Aso family in Higo Robinson: S35.1 Publisher: Ise-ya Ichibei NOTE: Tsubute (礫), meaning stones, is a nickname referring to the force and accuracy of his throwing skill.
	I am grateful to Davor Solter for this keyblock print.
	Scene: The sculptor Hidari Jinjorô (左 甚五郎) with his sculptures of a dragon and two lions coming to life Robinson: S35.2 Publisher: Ise-ya Ichibei
	Another state with a grey ground
	I am grateful to Davor Solter for this keyblock print.
	Scene: The courtesan Jigoku (地獄, meaning hell) enthroned under the patronage of the priest Ikkyû Robinson: S35.3 Publisher: Enshû-ya Matabei
	Another state with blue replacing purple
	Another state with grey replacing purple
	A greatly simplified state of the above design
	Scene: Kaji-jo (梶女) the poetess of the Gion district of Kyoto reclining and reading a letter Robinson: S35.4 Publisher: Ise-ya Ichibei
	Another state of the above design
	A keyblock print of Kaji-jo
	Scene: Kane-jo (兼女) carrying her washing tub with runaway horse and a cowering groom in the background Robinson: S35.5 Publisher: Ise-ya Ichibei
	A keyblock print of O-Kane (Kane-jo), the strong woman from Ômi Province with the runaway temple horse.
	Scene: The poetess Kikaku (其角) in a boat under a bridge during a shower of rain Robinson: S35.6 Text: 夕立や田をミめぐりの神ならば Publisher: Enshû-ya Matabei
	Scene: Koshikibu-no-naishi (小式部内侍) with her servant at the Kitano Temple in Kyoto Robinson: S35.7 Publisher: Ise-ya Ichibei

“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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