#miyagino

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I usually avoid crowds, what with the whole not wanting to catch covid while also dealing with chronic pain. However, when is the next time I'm going to get to see 69th Yokozuna and GOAT of sumo, Hakuho?

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“Sisters Confronting their father's murderer”, Utagawa Toyokuni III/Kunisada (1786-1864)

The story of the two sisters, Miyagino and Shinobu, who avenged their father’s death at the hands of a samurai, inspired many kabuki plays. The sisters  are regarded as paragons of filial piety. A monument was erected in their hometown of Shiroishi and their weapons are nowadays kept at Sennen-ji temple in the same city, though not displayed to the public.

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“Miyagino the filial”, (1847/1848 ?), Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)

Print from the series “Stories of dutifulness and loyalty in revenge”. 

Depicts one of the two sisters who avenged their father during the 17th century. Their story inspired the kabuki play “Go Taiheiki shiraishi banashi” for instance. 

Here the older sister, Miyagino, is represented carrying both a naginata and a sake cup.

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“Yui”, print from the series “The Fifty-three stations by of the Tokaido by two brushes” (1854), Utagawa Kunisada, also known as Toyokuni III (1786-1865) & Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

For avenging their father’s death at the hands of a samurai, the sisters Miyagino and Shinobu are regarded as paragons of filial piety. A monument has been erected to them in their hometown of Shiroishi and their weapons are nowadays kept in Sennen-ji temple in the same city, though not displayed to the public.

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“The revenge of Miyagino and Shinobu”, Utagawa Kunisada, also known as Tokoyuni (1786-1865)

In the first half of the 17th century, Miyagino and Shinobu, two sisters from the city of Shiroishi, achieved revenge for their father, a humble farmer who was killed by a samurai. From this moment, the two daughters dedicated themselves to learning how to wield weapons, until they finally asked their daimyo to be allowed to challenge the murderer in a fight. They ultimately succeeded in killing him. Miyagino is depicted on the left panel with a naginata, while Shinobu is in the middle, using a weapon named kusarigama. 

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“Miyagino”(1870),  Utagawa Yoshiiku (1833-1904)

With her sister Shinobu, she avenged her father by killing the samurai responsible for his death. 

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BM7Q5359.jpg | By : Alston Huang on Flickr

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