Showing posts with label Hakamadare Yasusuke. Show all posts
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Saturday, 9 May 2020

117 - Yoshitsuya: Fight Between Yorimitsu & Hakamadare


Ukiyo-e, Yoshitsuya. Yorimitsu. Hakamadare. Serpent.
Yoshitsuya: Fight Between Yorimitsu & Hakamadare

This is a print from 1858, by Utagawa Yoshitsuya. Its complete title is "Battle Between Minamoto no Yorimitsu and his men and Hakamadare Yasusuke, assisted by a giant snake”.

Minamoto no Yorimitsu (aka Raiko) was a legendary Samurai hero, and Hakamadare Yasusuke, a likewise legendary bandit chief.

Hakamadare turns up in two stories in Konjaku Monogatari, an ancient collection of tales. In this print, Yorimitsu tries to destroy Hakamadare's magic.