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「忠臣蔵 大序」
Act I (Daijo), from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chûshingura)
「忠臣蔵 大序」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1835–39 (Tenpô 6–10)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 20.9 x 33.3 cm (8 3/16 x 13 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number06.1647
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Akô Mus., Nishiki-e ni miru Chûshingura (1998), #2; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 245, horizontal ôban #50.01; Tanba 1965, #428
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.1647, 21.9373
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
ProvenanceMarch 8, 1906, gift of Denman Waldo Ross