Once more unto the breach
Subtitle: Samurai warriors and heroes in ukiyo-e masterpieces
By: Nakau Ei
Publisher: PIE International
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Tokyo]
Language: jpn
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9784756252838
Subjects: Japanese Color prints; Samurai in art; Edo period
Description: This book showcases various samurai warriors and heroes, including the Genji and Heike clans (hereditary clan names bestowed by the emperors of the Heian period), samurai warriors of the Sengoku period (a century-long period of political upheaval and warlordism in Japan), the swordsman and poet Miyamoto Musashi, Eight Dog Warriors from the novel 'The Eight Dog Chronicles' written in the Edo period, Jiraiya (the toad-riding Ninja character from Japanese folklore), Forty-seven Ronin, the Chinese hero Guan-Yu, and more. All the illustrations are by legendary ukiyo-e artists such as Hokusai, Hiroshige, Kuniyoshi and Yoshitoshi.
Notes: Includes index.

Parallel text in Japanese and English.