Yôrô Takigorô Walking on Sword
Blades
(Yôrô Takigorô tsurugi no hawatari, 養老瀧五郎 釼の刃渡り)
Publisher: Yahata-ya Sakujirô
c. 1844
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This
series is not listed in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria
and Albert Museum, London, 1961). The
prints are each about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as
ôban. I am grateful to Robert
Pryor for contributing to this section. |
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Text: Ryogoku Horokoji performance (Ryôgoku Hirokoji ni kôgyô tsukawashi-sôrô,
両国於広小路ニ興行仕候) |
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Text: Ryogoku Horokoji performance (Ryôgoku Hirokoji ni kôgyô tsukawashi-sôrô,
両国於広小路ニ興行仕候) |
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Text: Unrivalled hit
(Murui ooatari,
無類大當り) Sword blade ladder (tsurugi
no hashigo nori, 釼のはしごのり) Ryogoku Horokoji performance (Ryôgoku
Hirokoji ni kôgyô tsukawashi-sôrô, 両国於広小路ニ興行仕候) |
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Text: Ryogoku Horokoji performance (Ryôgoku Hirokoji ni kôgyô tsukawashi-sôrô,
両国於広小路ニ興行仕候) |
