Yukio Collection

His beautiful hostess... began to sing a wild and beautiful air, 1919. Creator: Unknown
His beautiful hostess, seating herself beside the koto, began to sing a wild and beautiful air, 1919. Strange and wonderful to relate

This is the head of Kanshusai, the son of the Lord Sugawara!, 1919. Creator
" This is the head of Kanshusai, the son of the Lord Sugawara!", 1919. The severed head was, in fact, that of little Kotaro

Listen Sawaichi! said the Heavenly Voice... 1919. Creator: Unknown
" Listen Sawaichi!" said the Heavenly Voice, " Through the faith of your wife and the merits of her accumulated prayers your lives shall be prolonged". 1919

Sawaichi... repeated the Buddhist invocation: Namu Amida Butsu, 1919. Creator
Sawaichi, turning his sightless face towards the altar, repeated the Buddhist invocation: " Namu Amida Butsu", 1919

As she spoke, Urasato leaned far out over the balcony... 1919. Creator: Unknown
As she spoke, Urasato leaned far out over the balcony, the picture of youth, grace and beauty, 1919....her figure supple and fragile as a willow branch wafted to and fro by a summer breeze

He was suddenly startled to see a girlish form coming towards him in the wavering shadows, 1919. Hayashi was walking along the Sumida riverbank one evening

He glared fiercely at the apparition... 1919. Creator: Unknown
He glared fiercely at the apparition... 1919. Tomosaburo was a brave, strong-minded samurai, to whom the sensation of fear was totally unknown

Yendo draws his sword... 1919. Creator: Unknown
Yendo draws his sword, when between him and the victim of his vengeance there darts the lovely Kesa, 1919. He raises his sword and seizes his aunt again

Mortally wounded, both men fell to the ground... 1919. Creator: Unknown
Mortally wounded, both men fell to the ground, and so fatal had been Jurobeis thrusts that in a few minutes they breathed their last, 1919

Frontispiece to Romances of Old Japan, 1919. Creator: Unknown
Frontispiece to Romances of Old Japan, 1919. Woman wearing a kimono and holding a fan, surrounded by cherry blossom. From " Romances of Old Japan", by Madame Yukio Ozaki

The picture he so much admired had actually taken life 1919. Creator: Unknown
The picture he so much admired had actually taken life...and was gliding lightly towards him, 1919. Toshika felt unaccountably happy, he could not tell why and sat alone

Her ghastly face and blood-stained garments... 1919. Creator: Unknown
Her ghastly face and blood-stained garments struck terror to the souls of the petrified spectators, 1919....the brides sumptuously lacquered kago appeared, surrounded by a numerous retinue

What was the young mans astonishment to see a pretty young girl standing just within the gate, 1919. A young samurai happened to pass a deserted Buddhist temple

Romances of Old Japan
Plate from Romances of Old Japan by Madame Yukio Ozaki. Date: 1910

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"Yukio: A Tale of Love, Betrayal, and Redemption" In the year 1919, amidst the roaring engines of a Suzuki GSX-R1000R K8, Yukio's story unfolds. As his beautiful hostess serenades him with a wild and enchanting melody, he is transported to another world. Little did he know that he was about to embark on a journey filled with twists and turns. The head of Kanshusai, Lord Sugawara's son, emerges as a pivotal character in this intricate tale. Guided by an ethereal voice known as Sawaichi, Yukio finds solace in Buddhist invocations like Namu Amida Butsu. Urasato leans over the balcony, her presence captivating him under the moonlit sky. But fate takes an unexpected turn when Yukio encounters an apparition in the shadows. His fierce glare reveals none other than Kesa - his beloved. The shock leaves him speechless and horrified beyond words. Meanwhile, Gunbei watches from afar as his cruel order unfolds before his eyes on the veranda. Yendo draws his sword in retaliation against injustice but pays a heavy price for it. Both men fall to the ground mortally wounded; their lives forever entwined in this tragic saga. Yet within this darkness lies hope for redemption and forgiveness. Through these haunting moments captured by unknown creators in 1919, "Yukio" becomes more than just a name; it becomes a symbol of resilience against adversity and love that transcends time itself.