Act 4 (Yondanme), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"

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Act 4 (Yondanme), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重LinkedCulture matchlcp-732c025793de

Date
c. 1834/39
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Culture
Japan
Department
Arts of Asia
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
33757

Set in the provincial home of Lord Asano in Ako, this scene closely resembles Masayoshi’s version of this act, which is shown nearby. However, Hiroshige chose to depict a single scene from the act: Asano’s wife sits with attendant maids and Rikiya while arranging cherry blossoms. Arriving in the background are deputies, including Honzo, from the court to notify Lord Asano that he been condemned to commit seppuku as punishment for his knife attack in court on Lord Kira. This verdict was expected by Asano and his family.

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Frederick W. Gookin Collection
Provenance
Frederick W. Gookin (1853-1936); by descent to his daughter, Nathalie Gookin (1900-1980), Winnetka, IL; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1939.

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