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Sunday, April 19, 2009

Kinhyōshi yōrin, hero of the Suikoden









TITLE: Kinhyōshi yōrin, hero of the Suikoden

CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1826 and 1830]

NOTES:
Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.
Format: Vertical Oban Nishikie.
From the series: Tsūzoku suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori : The popular edition of Suikoden: one of 108 brave warriors.

FORMAT:
Ukiyo-e 1820-1830.
Woodcuts Japanese Color 1820-1830

Bandō minosuke no mitsuhida








TITLE: Bandō minosuke no mitsuhida

TITLE TRANSLATION: The actor Bandō Minosuke in the role of Mitsuhide.


CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1825 and 1834]

NOTES:
Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.
Format: probably the central panel of a vertical Oban Nishikie triptych.

FORMAT:
Ukiyo-e Japanese Color 1820-1840.

Woodcuts Japanese Color 1820-1840.

Tomoegozen yūriki








TITLE: Tomoegozen yūriki


TITLE TRANSLATION: The powerful Tomoe Gozen.


CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1804 and 1818]


NOTES:
Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.
Format: vertical Oban Nishikie.


FORMAT:
Ukiyo-e Japanese Color 1800-1820.


Woodcuts Japanese Color 1800-1820.




Horyukaku








TITLE: Horyukaku


TITLE TRANSLATION: Horyu Tower.


CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between ca. 1830 and 1870]


NOTES:
Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.
Format: Horizontal Chuban Nishikie.


FORMAT:
Ukiyo-e Japanese Color.


Woodcuts Japanese Color 1830-1870.


Part of visual narrative depicting samurai raid on community 2








TITLE: Part of visual narrative depicting samurai raid on community 2


CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1750 and 1850]


NOTES:
Settso; Edo?


FORMAT:
Ukiyo-e Japanese Color 1750-1850.


Drawings Japanese Color 1750-1850.



Kabuki juhachiban








TITLE: Kabuki juhachiban


TITLE TRANSLATION: 18 plays of Kabuki.


CREATED/PUBLISHED: 1834.


NOTES:
Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.
Format: Nishikie Surimono.
One part of a full sheet (Obosho) print. DLC
Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings


FORMAT:
Ukiyo-e Japanese Color 1830-1840.


Woodcuts Japanese Color 1830-1840.



[Ronin, or masterless Samurai, fending off arrows]








TITLE: [Ronin, or masterless Samurai, fending off arrows]


CREATED/PUBLISHED: [1869]


NOTES:
Illus. in: Seichū gishi meimei gaden / Tsukioka (Utagawa) Yoshitoshi, 1869.


FORMAT:
Book illustrations 1860-1870.


Ukiyo-e 1860-1870.


Woodcuts Japanese Color 1860-1870.



Susu harai








TITLE: Susu harai

TITLE TRANSLATION: Great house cleaning at year's end.

CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1798 and 1801]

NOTES:
Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.
Format: one panel of a vertical Oban Nishikie pentaptcyh.

FORMAT:
Ukiyo-e Japanese Color 1790-1810.Woodcuts Japanese Color 1790-1810.

A popular hero, Shibaraku









TITLE: A popular hero, Shibaraku

FIRST CREATED/PUBLISHED: [1714, printed later]

NOTES:
Title devised by Library staff.
Adachi modern reprint (Showa).


FORMAT:
Ukiyo-e Japanese 1710-1720.

Woodcuts Japanese Color 1710-1720 Reproductions 1890-1930.