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Actors in scenes from the play 'A treasury of loyal retainers' by Chushingura. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1856.
- Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.
- Date
- Month 11, 1856
- Reference
- 36044i
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Credit: Actors in scenes from the play 'A treasury of loyal retainers' by Chushingura. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1856. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
Scenes four, six, seven and nine from the play are depicted on this leaf of the triptych
Publication/Creation
Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], Month 11, 1856.
Physical description
1 print : woodcut, printed in colours
Contributors
Lettering
Kochoro Kunisada-ga
Notes
Chushingura
Lettering note
Bears publisher's mark, censor's seal and set title
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 36044i
Type/Technique
Languages
- Japanese