Act 9 (Kyudanme), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"

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Act 9 (Kyudanme), 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
89733

In the open room at Yamashima, Honzo has committed seppuku in the presence of his wife and daughter. This is in atonement for his past support of Kira, which greatly contributed to Asano’s death and reduced his retainers to ronin outcasts. In the snow-covered courtyard, Kuranosuke dons the Buddhist monk disguise, which other artists show Honzo wearing on his arrival at Yamashima. Kuranosuke leaves his weeping wife and son Rikiya kneeling in the snow to go to Sakai to complete the plans for attacking Kira.

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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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