Scenes three and four from the play Chūshingura (Treasury of loyal retainers, the forty-seven samurai). Colour woodcut by Kyōsai, 1870s.

  • Kawanabe, Kyōsai, 1831-1889.
Date:
[between 1870 and 1879]
Reference:
37705i
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Description

Chusingura was a common subject for parody

Publication/Creation

Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], [between 1870 and 1879]

Physical description

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

Lettering

Shōshō Kyōsai

Notes

A jesting Chusingura (Treasury of loyal retainers)

Reference

Wellcome Collection 37705i

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