Scenes from the Tale of the Heike
Hasegawa Sadanobu 長谷川貞信 (fl. 1834-1879)
Publisher:
Fujiya Masashichi 富士屋政七
Signature
長緑斎・京明画・貞信写
Chōryokusai, Kyōmei ga, Sadanobu sha
Colophon
心斎橋安堂寺町 冨士政板
Shinsaibashi Andōjimachi, Fujimasa han
Labeled Figures/Features
| 「盛衰記 卅一 よし仲くりから…」 | Seisuiki 31: Yoshinaka Kurikara … |
| 「盛衰記 卅貳 源…がは…頼朝…」 | Seisuiki 32: Minamoto … |
| 「盛衰記 卅三 佐々木梶原宇治川…」 | Seisuiki 33: Sasaki Kajiwara Ujikawa … |
| 「盛衰記 卅四 巴御せんの勇戦」 | Seisuiki 34: Tomoe Gozen no yūsen |
| 「盛衰記 卅五 栗津の…かひよし仲…」 | Seisuiki 35: Awazu no … Yoshinaka … |
| 「盛衰記 卅六 今井四郎討死」 | Seisuiki 36: Imai Shirō uchijini |
Commentary
Sheet 6 of an unknown number, with six mameban designs numbered 31 through 36
Scene 31: Minamoto no Yoshinaka at the battle of Kurikara Pass (1183)
Scene 32: Possibly Minamoto no Yoritomo receiving a messenger from Retired Emperor Go-Shirakawa, declaring Yoritomo as the first shōgun
Scene 33: Sasaki Takatsuna racing Kajiwara Kagesue across the River Uji to be the first to engage in battle at the battle of Uji (1184)
Scene 34: Tomoe Gozen in hand-to-hand combat at the Battle of Awazu (1184), possibly with Uchida Ieyoshi
Scene 35: Yoshinaka mired in a muddy paddy field at the Battle of Awazu (1184)
Scene 36: Imai Shirō is killed at the Battle of Awazu (1184)
Dimensions
Horizontal ōtanzakuban;
37.1 × 17.2 cm
(14.6 × 6.8 in)
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