House of Loyalty (Chusingura Daijo)--12 scenes
Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige
(born Edo, Japan, 1797; died Edo, Japan, 1858)
Date1850
MediumWoodblock print
DimensionsOverall: 10 x 14 3/4 in. (25.4 x 37.5 cm)
Mat Overall: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Mat Overall: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineGift of Mrs. James W. Lyon
Terms
- figurative
- exterior
- Woodblock print
Object number1971.131.1 G
DescriptionSamurai standing on a porch reading a scroll. There is an old man hiding under the porch and a woman sitting on a balcony above looking down at the samurai. Night scene with buildings in the background. Decorative border.On View
Not on view
