The Warrior Spirit
Celebrate the warrior spirit through Yoshitora’s 47 Ronin. Told and retold as a classic story of loyalty and revenge, the story of the loyal retainers comes to life in Yoshitora’s woodblock prints. With arrows drawn back and swords raised overhead, each warrior appears in the heat of battle, embodying honor and courage. This exhibition includes a selection of individual designs as well as a complete set of the series. All individual works are priced under $500.
The Tale of the 47 Ronin goes as follows: While in the service of the shogun, Kira Yoshinaka, a powerful government official, offends the young provincial lord Asano Naganori. Asano draws his sword, striking Kira. Though Kira’s injury is minor, Asano’s acts–both drawing a sword in the shogun’s palace and striking a member of the government–are fatal crimes. Asano is sentenced to seppuku (self-disembowelment). His principal retainer and 46 of his other now masterless retainers, or ronin, vow to avenge this injustice. After more than a year of careful planning, these ronin stage a night attack on Kira’s mansion. Victorious, they march through Edo and present Kira’s head to their avenged master’s grave. With their loyal quest at an end, they turn themselves in. They are sentenced to seppuku, yet their act of revenge so embodies the samurai code of bushido–loyalty and honor–that the ronin are enshrined at Sengaku-ji Temple beside their beloved master.
28 Products
Yoshitora
The Syllable Ku: Yoshida Kawaemon Fujiwara no Kanesada
JP-211656
Yoshitora
The Syllable Yo: Kataoka Gengoemon Minamoto no Takafusa
JP-211642
Yoshitora
COMPLETE SERIES: The Story of the Faithful Samurai in The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers
JPR-211142
Yoshitora
The Syllable Wa: Muramasu Kihei Fujiwara no Hidenao Nyudo Ryuen
JP-211661
Yoshitora
The Syllable Wo: Hayami Sozaemon Fujiwara no Mitsutaka
JP-211659
Yoshitora
The Syllable Ni: Mase Chudayu Ki no Masaakira
JP-211658
Yoshitora
The Syllable Ka: Ushioda Masanojo Minamoto no Takanori
JP-211657
Yoshitora
The Syllable Mu: Katsuda Shunzaemon Minamoto no Taketaka
JP-211655
Yoshitora
The Syllable Ho: Wakagaki Genzo Fujiwara no Masakata
JP-211654
Yoshitora
The Syllable Ha: Okuda Magodayu Fujiwara no Shigemori
JP-211653
Yoshitora
The Syllable Mo: Okuda Tadaemon Fujiwara no Yukitaka
JP-211652
Yoshitora
The Syllable He: Okano Kin'emon Fujiwara no Kanehide
JP-211651
Yoshitora
The Syllable Ne: Mase Magokuro Ki no Masatoki
JP-211650
Yoshitora
The Syllable Ta: Yazama Shinroku Fujiwara no Mitsukaze
JP-211649
Yoshitora
The Syllable So: Yata Goroemon Fujiwara no Suketake
JP-211648
Yoshitora
The Syllable Te: Sumino Juheiji Fujiwara no Tsugifusa
JP-211647
Yoshitora
The Syllable Chi: Yoshida Chuzaemon Fujiwara no Kanesuke
JP-211646
Yoshitora
The Syllable No: Hayano Wasuke Fujiwara no Tsunenari
JP-211645
Yoshitora
The Syllable Ra: Oribe Yahei Minamoto no Kanemaru
JP-211644
Yoshitora
The Syllable Wi: Onodera Koemon Fujiwara no Hidetome
JP-211643
Yoshitora
The Syllable To: Senzaki Yagoro Minamoto no Noriyasu
JP-211641
Yoshitora
The Syllable U: Otaka Gengo Minamoto no Tadao
JP-211640
Yoshitora
The Syllable O: Chiba Saburobyoe Taira no Mitsutada
JP-211639
Yoshitora
The Syllable Ru: Oribe Yasubei Minamoto no Takeyasu
JP-211638
Yoshitora
The Syllable Yu: Maebara Isuke Urabe no Munefusa
JP-211637
Yoshitora
The Syllable Tsu: Isoai Jurozaemon Fujiwara no Masahisa
JP-211636
Yoshitora
The Syllable Re: Nakamura Kansuke Fujiwara no Masatoki
JP-211635
Yoshitora
The Syllable A: Onodera Junai Fujiwara no Hidekazu
JP-211634