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

late 1790s

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿

(Japanese, c. 1754–1806)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
color woodblock print
Measurements
Sheet: 36.9 x 75 cm (14 1/2 x 29 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.1043
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Description

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.
A horizontally oriented woodblock print depicts fourteen figures with light skin tones clustered in an interior. At the center, a figure in a peach and gray robe dances with a fan. To the right, musicians play hand drums and a flute. To the left, others sit on a raised platform. Figures wear black, peach, and muted red robes with tall black hats. White cranes fly across sliding doors in the background.

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

late 1790s

Kitagawa Utamaro

(Japanese, c. 1754–1806)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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