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Introduction

Legends of the Samurai

Selected Objects

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Okano Kinuemon Fujiwara Kanehide, 1868.6

Utagawa Sadahide

Miyamoto Musashi and Kasaahara Shinzaburo (Miyamoto Musashi to Kasahara Shinzaburo), 1840s

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川 国芳

Toyotomi Hideyoshi escapes assassination on the ship of Yojibei (Toyotomi Hideyoshi to Yojibei), 1847-1852

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川 国芳

Wada rebellion: Asahina Saburo Yoshihide attacking with superhuman strength (Wada kassen Asahina Saburo Yoshihide moyu kairiki), 1857.5

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川 国芳

The Wada Rebellion: Asahina Saburō Yoshihide Attacking with Fierce Courage and Strength (Wada kassen Asahina Saburō Yoshihide mōyū kairyoku no zu), 1857, 5th month

Toyohara Chikanobu

Battle at Shizugatake: Katō Toranosuke and Yamaji Shōgen (Shizugatake kassen: Katō Toranosuke Yamaji Shōgen), ca. 1897

Toyohara Chikanobu

Battle at Shizugatake: Kato Toranosuke and Yamaji Shogen (Shizugatake kassen: Kato Toranosuke Yamaji Shogen), 1890s

Toyohara Chikanobu

Battle at Shizugatake: Kato Toranosuke and Yamaji Shogen (Shizugatake kassen: Kato Toranosuke Yamaji Shogen), 1890s

Toyohara Chikanobu

Battle at Shizugatake: Kato Toranosuke and Yamaji Shogen (Shizugatake kassen: Kato Toranosuke Yamaji Shogen), 1890s

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Liu Xuande (Liu Pei; J., Gentoku) visits Zhuge Liang (Liang Chu-ko; J., Komei) in a snowstorm, from illustrated "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", 1884

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Gentoku Visits Kōmei in a Snowstorm (Gentoku fūsetsu ni Komei o otonau), 1883

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Isogai Jūrōsaemon Fujiwara Masahisa, 1868, 6th month

Ochiai Yoshiiku

Momiji no ga, Chapter 7 from the Tale of Genji: Nuregami Chogoro (Momiji no ga: Nuregami Chogoro), 1864.8

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川 国芳

The last stand of the Kusunoki at Shijō-nawate (Nanke yūshi shijō-nawate nite uchijini), 1847-1852

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川 国芳

Wada rebellion: Asahina Saburo Yoshihide attacking with superhuman strength (Wada kassen Asahina Saburo Yoshihide moyu kairiki), 1857.5

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Liu Xuande (Liu Pei; J., Gentoku) visits Zhuge Liang (Liang Chu-ko; J., Komei) in a snowstorm, from illustrated "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", 1874-1892

Ochiai Yoshiiku

Fuji-bakama, Chapter 30 from the Tale of Genji: The manservant Ranpei (Fuji-bakama; Yakko Ranpei), 1864.4

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Liu Xuande (Liu Pei; J., Gentoku) visits Zhuge Liang (Liang Chu-ko; J., Komei) in a snowstorm, from illustrated "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", 1874-1892

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川 国芳

Takiyasha Summons a Skeleton to confront Mitsukuni in the Sōma Castle, ca. 1844

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Senzaki Yagoro Minamoto Noriyasu, 1868.6

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Hayano [Kayano] Wasuke Fujiwara Tsuneshige, 1868.6

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Uramatsu Sandayu Fujiwara Takanao, 1868.6

Utagawa School

Ichikawa Sadanji as Yagyu Sajima no kami; Ichikawa Udanji as Yagyu Matajuro; Ichikawa Kodanji as Chugen Jirosuke, ca. 1850

Utagawa School

Ichikawa Sadanji as Yagyu Sajima no kami; Ichikawa Udanji as Yagyu Matajuro; Ichikawa Kodanji as Chugen Jirosuke, ca. 1850

Utagawa School

Ichikawa Sadanji as Yagyu Sajima no kami; Ichikawa Udanji as Yagyu Matajuro; Ichikawa Kodanji as Chugen Jirosuke, ca. 1850

Ochiai Yoshiiku

Maboroshi, Chapter 41 from the Tale of Genji: Taira no Tomomori (Maboroshi: Shin chunagon Taira no Tomomori), 1863.12

Utagawa Sadahide

Miyamoto Musashi and Kasaahara Shinzaburo (Miyamoto Musashi to Kasahara Shinzaburo), 1840s

Utagawa Sadahide

Miyamoto Musashi and Kasaahara Shinzaburo (Miyamoto Musashi to Kasahara Shinzaburo), 1840s

Utagawa Sadahide

Miyamoto Musashi and Kasaahara Shinzaburo (Miyamoto Musashi to Kasahara Shinzaburo), 1840s

More objects +

Exhibition Checklist

Legends of the Samurai

October 1, 1993
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