Act II (Nidanme), from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chûshingura) – Works – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Act II (Nidanme), from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chûshingura)

Act II (Nidanme), from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chûshingura)

「忠臣蔵　二段目」

Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) (Japanese, 1826–1869)
Publisher: Fujiokaya Keijirô (Shôrindô) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

1855 (Ansei 2), 1st month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Horizontal ôban; 25.2 x 36.8 cm (9 15/16 x 14 1/2 in.)

Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock

Accession Number00.1450

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Signed Ichiyûsai Shigenobu ga
一幽斎重宣画

Marks Censor's seals: aratame, Hare 1
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、卯正
彫師：なし

ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 - d. 1899), Boston and Paris; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 05, 1900)