Act 8 (Hachidanme), from the series "Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"

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Act 8 (Hachidanme), from the series "Storehouse of 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
89731

On the right, Tonase and her daughter Konami travel on foot from Edo to Yamashima to meet with Rikiya in the hope of reaffirming the betrothal of the young couple. Instead of the usual setting of the rocky seacoast near Tago Bay, Hiroshige provides a background similar to landscapes in some of his Tokaido images. Mt. Fuji is in the background, and Hiroshige adds other travelers who would be present on the popular Tokaido Road journey. As the two women pause briefly, Konami seems to wonder if her love will last longer than the snow on Mt. Fuji.

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Frederick W. Gookin Collection
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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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