Warrior triptychs
1851-1852, Part II
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Title: The Battle at
the Temple in Rokuhara (Rokuhara han tôji gosen, 六波羅坂東寺会戦) Description: The fight at
the Eastern Temple, Rokuhara in Kyoto defended by the Hôjô
against Mega Magosaburô Nagamune
(left) and the Imperial troops in 1333 Publisher: Fujioka-ya Keijirô Date: 1851-1852 Robinson: T270 |
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Title: The Last
Stand of the Kusunoki Heroes at Shijo-Nawate (Nanke yûshi Shijô-nawate nite uchijini, 楠家勇士四條畷にて討死) Description: Masatsura
(left), Masatomo (center) and Genshû (right) at the
last stand of the Kusunoki at Shijô-nawate in 1348 Publisher: Fujioka-ya Keijirô Date: 1851-1852 Robinson: T271 |
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Detail of the above triptych |
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Title: The Direct
Encounter of the Household Troops of Kenshin and Shingen at the Battle of Kawanakajima (Kawanakajima kassen Kenshin Shingen no hatamoto-e
norikomi jikisen no zu, 川中島合戦謙信信玄の 旗本へ乗込直線の圖) Description: Kenshin,
center (here given his full names and titles: Uyesugi Danjô-no-daihitsu Terutora Nyûdô Kenshin) leading a furious charge (center) as the
Takeda troops break before him Publisher: Fujioka-ya Keijirô Date: 1851-1852 Robinson: T271a |
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Title: The Loyal
Retainers Achieve Their Goal (Gishi hommô wo togeru no zu, 義士本望を遂るの圖) Description: Moronao and one of his retainers captured and surrounded
by the Forty-Seven Rônin with the
captives being addressed by Yuranosuke Publisher: Maru-ya Seijirô Date: 1851-1852 Robinson: T272 |
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Title: The 47 Ronin
in Council in Their Lord’s Palace (Gishi
hyôjû no zu, 義士評定之圖) Description: The
Forty-Seven Rônin in council in
their lord’s palace Publisher: Enshû-ya Hikobei Date: 1851-1852 Robinson: T273 |
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Title: Untitled Description: Takiguchi
Shinsuke (滝口心助, left); Iinuma
Katsugorô (飯沼勝五郎) and the ghost
of Hatsuhana (初花) under the
waterfall (center); and Hananosuke (華助) engaging assailants on a hillside
(right) with a sunrise behind Takiguchi Publisher: Fujioka-ya Keijirô Date: 1851-1852 Robinson: T274 |
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Title: Ashikaga
Takauji’s Judging Scene (Ashikaga
Taka-uji hyôjô no zu,
足利尊氏評定圖) Description: Ashikaga
Taka-uji presiding at the preparation of a feast Publisher: Yamamoto-ya Heikichi Date: Rat 3,
April-May 1852 Robinson: T275 |
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Title: Seichû gishi no kikigaki no uchi: uchi-iri hommô no zu (誠忠義士聞書之内 討入本望之圖) Description: The Forty-Seven
Rônin
scaling the wall of Moronao’s palace with bamboo
ladders by moonlight Publisher: Mita-ya Kihachi Date: Rat 3,
April-May 1852 Robinson: T276 |
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Title: The Three
Kingdoms: Chohan Bridge (Sangokushi: Chôhan hashi no zu, 三国志長坂橋圖) Description: Chôhi (center) defending Publisher: Tsuta-ya Kichizô Date: Rat 6,
July-August 1852 Robinson: T277 |
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Title: The Castle of
Komei Beleaguered by the Shiba Army (Chûtatsu Kômei kakomi no zu, 仲達孔明囲圖) Description: The castle of
Kômei encircled by the Shiba army Publisher: Tsuta-ya Kichizô Date: Rat 6,
July-August 1852 Robinson: T278 |
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Title: Prince Shôtoku Kills Mononobe no
Moriya (Shôtoku Taishi Mononobe
no Moriya chûbatsu no zu, 聖徳太子物部守屋誅伐圖) Description: Prince Shôtoku, mounted and attended, quelled Mononobe no Moriya with a death-ray glance in 587 Publisher: Tsuta-ya Kichizô Date: Rat 6,
July-August 1852 Robinson: T279 |
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Title: Yorimitsu’s Return from Oeyama
(Raikô Ôyeyama kijin no zu, 頼光大江山帰陣の圖) Description: Minamoto no Yorimitsu, who is also known as Raikô,
and his men are returning in triumph with the monstrous head of the Shuten-dôji. Shown
are Minamoto no Yorimitsu (源頼光公), Usui Sadamitsu (碓井定光), Urabe no Suetake (卜部季武), Hirai
Yasumasa (平井保昌), Sakata
Kintoki (坂田金時), and Watanabe
no Tsuna (渡辺綱). Publisher: Yamaguchi-ya Tôbei Date: Rat 6,
July-August 1852 Robinson: T280 I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image. |
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Title: The Wada
Rebellion: Yoshihide Breaks Down the Great Gate (Wada kassen: Yoshihide sômon
wo oshi-yaburu, 和田合戦 義秀惣門押破) Description: Asahina Saburô Yoshihide breaking down the great gate during the
revolt of the Wada against the Hôjô in 1213 Publisher: Yamaguchi-ya Tôbei Date: Rat 6,
July-August 1852 Robinson: T281 |
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Title: The Night
Attack at Horikawa (Horikawa yo-uchi no zu, 堀河夜討之圖) Description: Tosa-bô Shôshun brought captive by
Benkei before Yoshitsune and Shizuka-gozen Publisher: Tsuta-ya Kichizô Date: Rat 6,
July-August 1852 Robinson: T282 |
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Title: Minamoto no
Yoritomo Hunting at the Foot of Mount Fuji (Minamoto no Yoritomo-kô Fuji-mine maki-gari
no zu,
源頼朝公富士嶺牧狩之圖) Description: Comical
panoramic representation of Yoritomo’s hunting party under Mount Fuji Left sheet: Yoritomo watching proceedings atop the hill Center sheet: Tadatsune astride a boar,
with a deer attempting to escape to the left Right sheet: A tanuki with his giant scrotum and other animals
fighting back against the hunters Publisher: Tsuta-ya Kichizô Date: Rat 6,
July-August 1852 Robinson: T283 I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image and information.[BP1] |
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Title: The Great
Battle at Kawanakajima (Kôyetsu Kawanakajima ô-kassen,
甲越川中島大合戦) Description: Cavalry
engagement amid rolling clouds of battle smoke at the battle of Kawanakajima Publisher: Yamaguchi-ya Tôbei Date: Rat 6,
July-August 1852 Robinson: T284 NOTE: This triptych
was strongly influenced by European prints |
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Another state of the above triptych in which the sky is darkened
by smoke. |
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Title: The Night
Attack in The Treasury of the Loyal Retainers (Chûshingura yo-uchi no zu, 忠臣蔵夜討圖) Description: The night
attack of the Forty-Seven Rônin:
the fighting in the garden spreads to Moronao’s
palace, where he is being hidden by his retainers behind a picture Publisher: Hayashi-ya Shôgorô Date: Rat 6,
July-August 1852 Robinson: T285 This triptych may be placed side-by-side with triptych T249 to
form a six-sheet composition
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Title: Gempei bajutsu mari-ashi-sobi no zu (源平馬術鞠?之圖) Description: A game of dakyû (similar
to polo) Publisher: Sawa-ya Kôkichi Date: Rat 6,
July-August 1852 Robinson: T286 |
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Title: Three Brave
Warriors of Our Country (Honchô sanyûshi, 本朝三勇士) Description: Fuwa Banzayemon (不破伴左衛門) trying to
frighten Nagoya Sanzaburô (名古屋山三郎) and Umanosuke (高木馬之助) with an
inflated figure of a ghost in a ruined temple Publisher: Kaga-ya Yasubei Date: Rat 6,
July-August 1852 Robinson: T287 |
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Title: Night Attack
of the Faithful Retainers (Gishi yo-uchi no zu, 義士夜討ノ圖) Description: The interior
of Moronao’s palace just after the rônin burst in: their rush is met by a
group of Moronao’s retainers (left) while Yuranosuke directs operations seated on a camp-stool with
a small drum (right) Publisher: Sano-ya Kihei Date: Rat 9,
October-November 1852 Robinson: T287a I am grateful to John Rose and Auction Ukiyo-e Ltd. for supplying
this image. |
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Title:Minamoto no Yoritomo Scatters
Pearls for the Warriors of the Great Dynasty (Minamoto Yoritomo no daito shoshi ni takara
wo maki-atae iu, 源頼朝々大度諸士に賽ヲ蒔あたへゐふ圖) Description: Palace
interior with Yoritomo scattering pearls among scrambling retainers, watched
in amusement by seated nobles Publisher: Yamaguchi-ya Tôbei Date: Rat 9,
October-November 1852 Robinson: T288 Image courtesy of Davor Solter |
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Description: Tawara Tôda Fujiwara no Hidesato (田原藤太秀郷) subduing the
centipede monster in drawing (hanshita-e)
for unpublished triptych Date: 1852 Robinson: Not listed |
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Description: Obata Toramori (小畠虎盛), Takeda Katsuchiyo Maru (武田勝千代丸) and Yamamoto Kansuke (山本勘助) killing a
giant boar Date: c. 1852 Robinson: Not listed NOTE: A reversed version
of this drawing was published in 1868 with Yoshitoshi’s signature (Ôju
Yoshitoshi ga, 応需芳年画):
I am grateful to Robert Pryor for both images. |
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