Chushingura: Act II (from the series Perspective Pictures for The Treasure House of Loyalty)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Chushingura: Act II (from the series Perspective Pictures for The Treasure House of Loyalty)

Kitao MasayoshiLinkedCulture matchlcp-d49d3830049b

Date
c. 1790s
Medium
color woodblock print
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Japanese Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
152522

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A bustling street scene with people and buildings in traditional Japanese style.

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Credit line
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
Provenance
(Merlin Dailey, upstate New York, sold to Mrs. and Mrs. Kelvin Smith) | ?–1985: The Kelvin Smith Collection, Cleveland, OH, given by Mrs. Kelvin [Eleanor Armstrong] Smith [1899–1998] to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1985–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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  • Representative object from the topic Chushingura Print Series
    Chushingura Print Series

    These are all Japanese woodblock prints depicting various acts from Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers), the famous story of the 47 ronin, created during the Edo period.

    49 objects from 2 institutions

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