Nine UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797/98-1861), color woodblock prints. Japan, from 'Stories of a Hundred Heroes of High Renown'.

'Meiko hyaku yuden', published by: Izumiya Ichibei, (和泉屋市兵衛). Consists of:

Musashi-bô Benkei (武蔵坊辨慶) seated, wearing court robes over armor, having just written inscription dated 1184 on notice board (See Robinson 1982: S 31 no.2).

Empress Jingô Kôgô (神功后皇) robed and seated on a rock with two jewels in a bowl on the rock’s summit (See Robinson 1982: S 31 no.3).

Sakata no Kintoki (坂田金時) breaking two millstones with his bare hands (See Robinson 1982: S 31 no.7).

Kusunoki Masashige (楠正成) in court robes seated beside a celestial globe (See Robinson 1982: S 31 no.10).

Chinzei Hachirô Tametomo (鎮西八郎為朝) with a huge rough bow, seated on a rock and shading his eyes (See Robinson 1982: S 31 no.19).

Minamoto no Yorimitsu (源頼光), also known as Raikô, dancing bareheaded in wide court trousers (See Robinson 1982: S 31 no.25).

Minamoto no Yoritomo (源頼朝) seated on a fur-covered stool holding a fan and wearing wide trousers (See Robinson 1982: S 31 no.26).

Minamoto no Yoshi-ie (源義家), bareheaded in court robes, holding a bow and fan looking at an arrow stuck in the ground
(See Robinson 1982: S 31 no.29).

Minamoto no Yoshitsune in full armor and surcoat seated on a tiger-skin with his hand on an armrest (See Robinson 1982: S 31 no.35).

Image sizes ca 24-25 x 36,5-37 cm, oban size.

Wear, creases, discolorations, faded, glued on paper and some on cardboard, tears, worming, damage to edges.