Chushingura: Act I of The Storehouse of Loyalty

Utamarolate 1790s

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Title: Chushingura: Act I of The Storehouse of Loyalty
Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806)
Date Created: late 1790s
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 36.2 x 25.4 cm (14 1/4 x 10 in.)
Provenance: unknown Paris Collection (sale: Walpole Galleries, January 21, 1921, lot 30), (Yamanaka & Co.)
Type: Print
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.353
Medium: color woodblock print
Inscriptions: Signature: Utamaro hitsu Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eiju han, emblem)
Department: Japanese Art
Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Credit Line: Gift from J. H. Wade
Collection: Japanese Art
Accession Number: 1921.353

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