Inuka Kempachi Nobumichi, another of the "Eight Dog Heroes" from Bakin's Hakkenden, is shown directing men in a failed attempt to arrest the fugitive hero Inuzuka Shino Moritaka. The scene captures the organized chaos of a pursuit operation — Inuka's commanding gesture, the subordinate figures fanning out to surround the rooftop — with the spatial compression Kuniyoshi employed in scenes of urban combat. The Hakkenden heroes' confrontations with authority made them natural subjects for Kuniyoshi's interest in embattled individuals.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Inuka Kempachi Nobumichi Directing the Attempted Arrest of Inuzuka Shino Moritaka was created by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳).
Inuka Kempachi Nobumichi Directing the Attempted Arrest of Inuzuka Shino Moritaka depicts figures, mythology, and warriors.
