勇士奮闘図 / A Brave Fighting

Title

勇士奮闘図 / A Brave Fighting

Alternative Title

Yūshi funtō zu / A Soldier's Brave Fighting

Creator

Date

明治31年5月 / May Meiji 31 [1898]

Description

関ヶ原の戦いが勃発する直前の時代を舞台とする。石田三成の臣・島勘左衛門は、舅が徳川家康の忠臣・上林竹庵であるがゆえに謀反を疑われ、その疑いを晴らすため自ら討ち死に覚悟で戦いの先陣を切る。口絵は勇敢に戦う島勘左衛門と左の丸枠にその妻の心配そうな姿。 /
Description of the associated story (see Is Part Of): Set just before the outbreak of the Battle of Sekigahara, this is a story about the loyalty and bravery of Shima Kanzaemon, a retainer of Ishida Mitsunari. Shima is suspected of treason because his father-in-law, Uebayashi Chikuan, is a staunch supporter of Tokugawa Ieyasu. To clear his name, he leads the vanguard into battle, fully prepare to die.
Description of the kuchi-e: Shima Kanzaemon bravely fighting, with his worried-looking wife shown in a round frame to the left.

Spatial Coverage (Location)

Extent (Pages, Duration, Dimensions)

1 print : colour woodblock printing

Is Part Of

塚原渋柿園 / Tsukahara, Jūshien, 1848-1917. 島勘左衛門 / "Shima Kanzaemon." 文芸俱楽部 / Bungei kurabu 4, no. 6 (1898).

Source

Rights

NO COPYRIGHT