Parody of the Letter-reading Scene in Act VII of Chûshingura

見立忠臣蔵七段目

Isoda Koryûsai (Japanese, 1735–1790)

Japanese

Edo period

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

Dimensions Hashira-e; 68.2 x 12 cm (26 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.8177

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Hockley 2003, p. 259, #H-7; Pins, The Japanese Pillar Print (1982), #462; Michener, Floating World (1954), #48

Signed Koryûsai ga
湖龍斎画

ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Y. Sumitomo; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.