Art Institute of Chicago
Parody of Act VII of "The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"
Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信
- Date
- c. 1768/69
- Medium
- Color woodblock print; hashira-e
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
In this parody of Act VII, the artist presents only two players: the courtesan reading the letter by means of a mirror, and a young samurai in Kuranosuke’s place who reads a short letter on a small roll by the light of a hanging lantern.
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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