| PAGE | |
| ETCHINGS ON COPPER. | |
| Muramasa invoking the Blessing of the Gods on a newly forged Sword | Frontispiece |
| Muramasa and his Son at the Forge | 48 |
| O Tetsu | 74 |
| Sennoske showing his Sword to his Father | 92 |
| The Duke receiving Sennoske | 176 |
| RELIEF ENGRAVINGS. | |
| Japanese Title | Facing English title |
| The Old Jinrikisha Man and his Wife | 3 |
| Japanese Sword | 6 |
| Farm Laborer | 8 |
| Woman sowing Rice | 9 |
| Mythological Gods of Japan | 12 |
| The Duke’s Attack on the Ambassador | 15 |
| Street Board for Government Edicts | 18 |
| Emperor of Japan | 19 |
| Empress of Japan | 23 |
| Sword-daggers | 25 |
| Singing Girls | 26 |
| The Duke receiving Mutto | 29 |
| Sword Ornaments | 33 |
| Writing Table | 35 |
| Street Scene in Kuwana | 38 |
| Japanese Fishes (Two) | 42 |
| Japanese Landscape | 45 |
| An Eta | 47 |
| Sword-guard | 49 |
| Landing-place at Kuwana | 51 |
| A Ronin | 54 |
| Deserted Buildings | 57 |
| O Tetsu and the Two Beldames | 61 |
| Sword-guard | 64 |
| Inkio (Retirement from Worldly Affairs) | 66 |
| Male and Female Nakōdō (Marriage Negotiators) | 68 |
| Sennoske and his Father | 71 |
| Sosanoô Mikoto, the Patron God of Swords and Inventor of Poetry | 73 |
| Yoritomo liberating a Thousand Cranes in honor of his Victories | 77 |
| Man in Armor | 79 |
| Peasant | 85 |
| Sennoske receiving the Sword from the Smith | 87 |
| Resenting an Insult | 91 |
| Saddle, Stirrup, and Saddle-cloth | 96 |
| Sennoske in Battle | 99 |
| Seeing a Disguised Hōjō Spy in Nitta’s Camp | 102 |
| Nitta praying to the Gods before throwing his Sword into the Sea | 105 |
| Scene at the Storming of Kamakura | 107 |
| Sennoske on his Return | 109 |
| Pilgrims to Fujiyama | 111 |
| Roadside Tea-house | 112 |
| Fujiyama, with Angel hovering over it | 113 |
| Court Lady’s Head-dress and State Fan | 115 |
| Yamagawa discovering his Mistake | 119 |
| Roadside Hotel | 124 |
| Buddhist Temple (Monk and Acolyte) | 127 |
| Yamagawa committing Seppuku (Hara-Kiri) | 129 |
| Arrows and Military Head-dress | 132 |
| Sending a Present | 134 |
| A Karo (Chief Counsellor) | 135 |
| An Execution | 138 |
| A Lord entering his Nori-mono | 140 |
| Ōtō no Miya, the Mikado’s Son, in his Mountain Retreat when fleeing from the Hōjō | 143 |
| A Prison | 145 |
| Postal Couriers | 147 |
| State Sword and Head-dress | 151 |
| A Fencing Match | 156 |
| Sennoske facing his Enemies | 159 |
| A Funeral | 163 |
| Helmet | 167 |
| News of the Arrival of the Courier at the Court | 169 |
| Serving Refreshments | 171 |
| Japanese Room | 173 |
| Marriage Scene | 178 |
| Female Musicians | 180 |
| Tail-piece (Masks) | 181 |
| Ornament | 182 |
| Gathering Tea-leaves | 183 |
| Yamato-dake no Mikoto, Semi-divinity of War | 184 |
| Marshal’s Baton, War-fan, and Head-dress | 188 |