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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; 25.5 x 37.8 cm (10 1/16 x 14 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9373
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
ProvenanceFebruary 1916, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.