Catalog record · 目録番号 45971

Hakkenden

Artist / 作者: Utagawa Kuniyoshi歌川国芳
Date / 年代: 1847-1850
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / artelino
Digital image / 画像: 626 × 900 px
Published by / 公開者: 水野ナギ

Catalog note / 解説

"Giyu Hakkenden" (Courageous and Loyal Heroes of Hakkenden) Inumura Kakutaro, one of the eight dog-heroes of Hakkenden. They were called dog-heroes because they had "inu" (dog) in a part of their names. All of them were born with a precious marble in their hand and a birth marking which signify they were bounded by the fate. Many kabuki plays and spin-off novels were made after this very popular action-revenge story, "Nanso Satomi Hakkenden" (published in 1813-41) by Takizawa Bakin.

Image record / 画像情報

Artelino · 1847-50. · artelino

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