Warrior triptychs
1857
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Title: The Battle of
Yashima (Gempei ô-kassen, 源平大合戦) Description: Yoshitsune recovering his bow from the sea (center) at
the Battle of Yashima Publisher: Fujioka-ya Keijirô Date: Dragon 12,
January 1857 Robinson: T339 I am grateful to Marc DeVriese for this
image. |
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Title: The Sumô
Match at Mt. Akazawa (Akazawa-yama yûshi sumô
no zu) Description: Kawazu Saburô Sukeyasu throwing Matano
Gorô Kagehisa in their
wrestling match before Minamoto no Yoritomo (源頼朝), Ôba Kagechika and others Publisher: Izumi-ya Seishichi (Sen-Kiyo of
Shiba) Date: Snake 2,
March 1857 Robinson: T340 |
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Title: The Chûshingura: Return from the Night Attack (Chûshingura: yo-uchi hikitori no zu, 忠臣蔵夜討引取之圖) Description: The 47 rônin meeting a
group of officials outside a mansion in snow at sunrise Publisher: Izumi-ya Seishichi (Sen-Kiyo of
Shiba) Date: Snake 3,
April 1857 Robinson: T340a |
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Title: Kusunoki
Masashige and His Men Making Straw Dummies to Trick the Enemy into Exhausting
Their Arrows (Kusunoki Masashige wara no ningyô no tsukuri, 楠正成藁人形造敵箭奪圖) Description: Kusunoki
Masashige and his men making straw dummies to trick the enemy into exhausting
their arrows Publisher: Mikawa-ya Tetsugorô Date: Snake 3,
April 1857 Robinson: T341 |
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Title: The Wada
Rebellion: The Ferocious Courage and Amazing Strength of Asahina Saburô Yoshihide (Wada
kassen: Asahina Saburô
Yoshihide môyô kwairyoku
no zu,
和田合戦 朝夷三郎 義秀猛勇怪力之圖) Description: Asahina Saburô Yoshihide breaking down the great gate during the
Wada rebellion against the Hôjô in 1213 Publisher: Jôshû-ya Jûzô Date: Snake 4, May
1857 Robinson: T342 |
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Title: The Battle between
the Nitta and the Ashikaga in the Capital (Nitta Ashikaga kyô-gassen: shôri no shôgun wo atsumeru zu, 新田足利京合戦) Description: The troops of
Nitta Yoshisada rallying on a hill after their
victory over the Ashikaga Publisher: Jôshû-ya Jûzô Date: Snake 4, May
1857 Robinson: T343 |
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Title: Kusunoki Masashige Minatogawa
ô-kassen ni shôsei wo motte Description: Kusunoki
Masashige rallying his men with the sounds of drum, conch shell and bell at
the battle of the Minatogawa in 1336 Publisher: Jôshû-ya Jûzô Date: Snake 4, May
1857 Robinson: T344 |
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Title: The Great
Battle between Takeda and Uesugi at Kawanakajima (Takeda Uesugi Kawanakajima
ô-kassen zu, 武田上杉川中島大合戦圖) Description: The encounter
of Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin in mid-stream at the Battle of Kawanakajima Publisher: Daikoku-ya Heikichi Date: Snake 4, May
1857 Robinson: T345 |
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Title: At Shijô-nawate, the Heroes of the Kusunoki Clan Take on a
Gigantic Enemy Force and in a Mighty Battle Display Their Incomparable Renown
(Shijô-nawate ni te Nanke no eiyû taiteki o hikiukete ôi ni sôsen
shite batsugun no kômyô o
arawasu no zu, 四条縄手にて楠家の英雄大敵を引請けて大いに争戦して抜群の高名をあらはすの圖) Description: The last
stand of the Kusunoki at Shijô-nawate under a hail
of arrows in 1348: Genshû (right), Masatsura
(center) and Masatomo (left) Publisher: Sagami-ya Tôkichi (Sô-To) Date: Snake 4, May
1857 Robinson: T346 |
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Another state of the above design with a solid black sky and blue
armor |
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Title: Untitled Description: The last
stand of the Kusunoki at Shijô-nawate under a hail
of arrows in 1348: Masayuki (right), Koshirô Hyôgo
(center) and Noda Shirô (left) Publisher: Sagami-ya Tôkichi (Sô-To) Date: Snake 8,
September 1857 Robinson: T347 NOTE: This triptych
and the preceding one may be placed side-by-side to form a six sheet
composition, although they are dated four months apart:
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Title: Romance of
Three Kingdoms: One Scene about the Battle between Ma Chao and Zhang Fei at
Jia Meng Gate (Sangokushi: Bachô Chôhi kahô
seki tatakai, 三国志馬超張飛葭萌関戦) Description: Mounted
combat between Bachô and Chôhi,
lit by fires and torches, and watched by two sovereigns in their carriages Publisher: Fujioka-ya Keijirô or Enshû-ya Hikobei Date: Snake 7,
September 1857 Robinson: T348 |
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Another state of the above design with a blue title
cartouche in the right upper corner. |
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This is the original state of the above
triptych, which was not recorded by Robinson.
It was published by Fujioka-ya Keijirô in 1851, with seals of the
censors Mera and Watanabe. I am
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