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

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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

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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Bequest of James Parmelee

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