Act Three, Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)

Artist Utagawa Hiroshige (born Edo, Japan, 1797; died Edo, Japan, 1858)

Dateearly 1840s

MediumWoodblock print

DimensionsSheet Overall: 9 7/8 x 14 1/2 in. (25.1 x 36.8 cm)

ClassificationsPrint

Credit LineGift of Al and Betsy Buck in memory of Alfred Eliab Buck and Ellen Baker Buck

Object number2006.19.1

DescriptionA group of armed figures at left confronting a samurai with raised sword at right with a woman on a bridge next to him. This scene in Act III is described as: Bannai and his followers stampeding before Kampei's assault; behind him stands Okaru by the bridge over the moat, across which rise the walls and towers of Kamakura Castle. The sky is still dark with the shadows of night. tomo-ye (bamboo) border

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