Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 53456

Act two [of the Kanadehon Chūshingura]

Artist / 作者: Katsushika Hokusai葛飾北斎
Date / 年代: 1804-1812
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / loc
Digital record / 画像記録: 786 × 1024 px
Source collection / 所蔵元: Library of Congress
Published by / 公開者: 白石カナ
Rights / 権利: No known restrictions on publication
Attribution / 表記: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

Catalog note / 解説

Print shows, in the background, Konami sitting inside a building, probably meeting with her lover Rikiya, who is not visible, though the hilt of a sword can be seen through the opening, at center is Wakasanosuke sitting on a porch, and, in the foreground, Honzō, a samurai and Wakasanosuke's retainer, cutting a pine branch from a small tree in front of the porch, demonstrating his loyalty. A scene from act two of the play Chūshingura or revenge of the 47 Rōnin.

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