Tôsei Suikoden

(A Modern Suikoden, 当盛水滸伝)

1829

 

This three-volume series is based on stories from the semi-historical Chinese novel, Suikoden (Shuihu zhuan in Chinese).  It tells of the adventures of a band of 108 rebels who sought refuge in the margins of Liangshan Marsh.  These rebel warriors sought to protect the poor and downtrodden, very much like Robin Hood’s band.  Each page is approximately 8¾ by 61/3 inches or 22 by 16 cm, a size known as hanshi-bon.

 

Abuna-e (frontispiece) of Volume 1

Volume 1, Lu Qian and Fu’An Hatch a Plot (陸謙富安幹を做す)

Volume 1, Gao Qiu Suddenly Kicks Prince Duan’s Ball Back (高休不意に端王の毬を踢かへす)

Volume 1, The Treasured Sacred Bell of the Inyosan Wagoji Temple (陰陽山和合寺之什物鐘)

Volume 1, Lu Zhishen Wreaks Havoc at Mount Wutai (魯知深大に五臺山を閙)

Another state

Volume 1, Squire Zhao Doubts Jin Cuilian (趙員外金翠蓮を疑ふ)

Volume 1, Illustration of Beating the Second Wife (後妻打之図)

Volume 1, The Mound of Jealousy is Destroyed and One Hundred and Eight Lustful Spirits Spread in the World (妬塚壊て百八の婬物世に出る)

Volume 1, The Nine Tattooed Dragons Captures the Stream Leaping Tiger Chen Da (九門龍跳澗虎陳達を檜提)

Volume 2, Consultation between Zhu Wu, Chen Da and Yang Chun (朱武陳達楊春と商議す)

Volume 2, Yan Qing the Wanderer Throws Jin Ken off the Stage in Tai’anzhou (浪子燕青泰安州にて住肩を台の下へ投落す)

Volume 2, Bai Sheng Protects Righteousness and Helps Song Jiang (白勝義を守りて宋公明を助く)

Volume 2, Lin Chong’s Wife Comforts Her Husband at Lu Qian’s House (陸謙が家に林沖が妻夾夫を慰る)

Volume 2, The Seven Heroes Disguised as Merchants Watch Over Yang Zhi (七人の豪傑商人の姿に出立楊志をはる)

Volume 2

Volume 2, The Nine Tattooed Dragons Recognizes Lu Zhishen in the Dark Night (九紋龍闇夜に魯智深を認る)

Volume 2, Ruan Xiaowu Surveys the Enemy Boats at Jinshatan (金沙潭に阮小吾敵舩を計)

Volume 2

Volume 3, Wu Dalang’s Wife Commits Adultery with Ximen Qing (塞門軒武太良が妻を邪淫す)

Volume 3, Fan Rui Uses Magic to Summon the Red Dragon (燓瑞妖術を以朱龍を出す)

Volume 3, Wu Yong Uses His Wisdom to Capture Guan Sheng (呉用智をもって関勝をいけど)

Volume 3, Nine Tattooed Dragon Takes Pity on Suiren at the Liquor Store (九紋龍酒店に萃連をあはれむ)

Volume 3, Bai Sheng, the Daylight Rat, Helps Song Jiang in the Castle Town of Koshu (白日鼠白勝江州の城下に宗江をたすくる)

Volume 3, Lu Zhishen Pulls the Weeping Willow Upside Down (魯智深倒に垂柳を抜く)

Volume 3, Li Xiao’er and his Wife Decide to Tell Lin Chong about the Secret Conversation (李小二夫婦林沖蜜談告事約契)

Volume 3, Gongsun Sheng Uses Magic to Cause Heavy Rain and Strong Winds (公孫勝よふじゆつをもつて大雨大風をおこす)

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