Actors in scenes from the play 'A treasury of loyal retainers' by Chushingura. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1856.

  • Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.
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Month 11, 1856
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36044i
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Actors in scenes from the play 'A treasury of loyal retainers' by Chushingura. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1856. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Scenes four, six, seven and nine from the play are depicted on this leaf of the triptych

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Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], Month 11, 1856.

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1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

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Kochoro Kunisada-ga Bears publisher's mark, censor's seal and set title

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Chushingura

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Wellcome Collection 36044i

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