Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 84467

Nakamura Noshio II as Okaru

Artist / 作者: Katsukawa Shun'ei勝川春英
Date / 年代: 1795
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / honolulu
Digital record / 画像記録: 305 × 450 px
Source collection / 所蔵元: Honolulu Museum of Art
Published by / 公開者: 黒川トウマ
Rights / 権利: No reusable image license documented
Attribution / 表記: Honolulu Museum of Art

Catalog note / 解説

Chüshingura was a popular resource for Kabuki plays because of its themes of honor, loyalty and revenge. This famous tale of forty-seven rönin (masterless samurai) was based on a true historical incident. In 1701, the leader of a group of forty-seven samurai was forced to commit seppuku (suicide) for assaulting Kira, a high court official who insulted him. The rönin avenged their leader in 1702 by killing Kira and then committing suicide. (from Daring Moves exhibition, 8/1/06-)

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