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Scene Adapted from the play The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)

Kitagawa UtamaroLinkedCulture matchlcp-39e686abde8d

Date: late 1790s
Medium: color woodblock print
Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Department: Japanese Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID: 118846

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A traditional Japanese scene featuring multiple figures in elaborate attire, engaging in various activities within a decorated interior space.

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This is a scene from the most popular work in Japanese theater, The Treasury of Loyal Retainers. A tale of loyalty and revenge, it is based on a historical event that took place during 1701-1703.

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Credit line: Bequest of James Parmelee

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