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Chushingura - an assault on Moronao's palace. Colour woodcut by Yoshitaki, early 1860s.

An actor dressed in black with a sword. Colour woodcut by Yoshitaki, early 1860s.

An actor as a hero who grapples with two demons. Colour woodcut by Yoshitaki, early 1860s.

Actors in confrontation on steps. Colour woodcut by Yoshitaki, early 1860s.

Actors in a confrontation in a brothel. Colour woodcut by Yoshitaki, early 1860s.

Actors representing a figure in snow with an infant. Colour woodcut by Yoshitaki, early 1860s.

An actor as a hero who emerges from a well. Colour woodcut by Yoshitaki, early 1860s.

Actors in a confrontation before a gate in the rain. Colour woodcut by Yoshitaki, early 1860s.

Actors as bowmen with dead geese. Colour woodcut by Yoshitaki, early 1860s.

A pair of actors by a lake in a storm. Colour woodcut by Yoshitaki, early 1860s.

Actors fighting under a red maple tree. Colour woodcut by Yoshitaki, early 1860s.

Actors in procession and a fight. Colour woodcut by Yoshitaki, early 1860s.

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Utagawa, Yoshitaki, 1841-1899

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Actors in a confrontation before a gate in the rain. Colour woodcut by Yoshitaki, early 1860s.

An actor as a hero who emerges from a well. Colour woodcut by Yoshitaki, early 1860s.

Actors fighting under a red maple tree. Colour woodcut by Yoshitaki, early 1860s.

Chushingura - an assault on Moronao's palace. Colour woodcut by Yoshitaki, early 1860s.

Actors in procession and a fight. Colour woodcut by Yoshitaki, early 1860s.