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Act XI, Part 1: The Night Attack Advances
Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Izumiya IchibeiLinkedCulture matchlcp-2539bada99e1
- Date
- c. 1835–39
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 62029
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
The complex Kabuki epic Chñshingura concludes in act 11, in which the forty-seven loyal retainers finally avenge the wrongful death of their lord. This print shows the men uniformly dressed crossing a bridge in the stealth of night as they make their way to the enemy's mansion. The snow-covered landscape of Hiroshige's design accords with the season when the true revenge took place. In the foreground, two samurais unload ladders, which will be used to scale the mansion's walls. In contrasting the warrior's dark silhouettes with snow covered bridge, Hiroshige skillfully created an ominous atmosphere that suggests the collective mental state of the vengeful warriors. Japan, Asia
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- Credit line
- Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr.
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