Chushingura, Act XI, First Episode

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

Dateearly 1840s

MediumWoodblock print

DimensionsSheet Overall: 9 7/8 x 14 3/8 in. (25.1 x 36.5 cm)

ClassificationsPrint

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

Object number2006.19.4

DescriptionA moonlit snow scene of a group of soldiers in a courtyard. At right a figure looks out of a building. This scene in Act XI. First Episode is described as: Snow scene at night in the grounds of Moronao's castle. Moronao is discovered in his hiding-place in an outhouse used to store wood and charcoal. One of the ronin blows a whistle, a pre-arranged signal that their enemy had been found. tomo-ye (bamboo) border

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