Japanese Print "One over Three - Eight Dog Heroes" by Ryusai Shigeharu
Artist:Ryusai Shigeharu
Title:One over Three - Eight Dog Heroes
Date:Ca. 1820-30s.
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Description:
"Satomi-ke Hakkenshi no Ichinin; Inuzaka Keno". Inuzaka Keno was one of the Eight Dog Heroes in Takizawa Bakin's very popular action story, "Satomi Hakkenden". Here, he was fighting against Komiyama Ittouta Yorizura and his men at Suzuga Shrine.