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Act III (Sandanme), from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chûshingura)


「忠臣蔵 三段目」
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendô) (Japanese)
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 37.7 cm (10 1/16 x 14 13/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9375
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Akô Mus., Nishiki-e ni miru Chûshingura (1998), #2; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 245, horizontal ôban #50.03; Tanba 1965, #429
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.892, 11.2220 (with border cut off), 21.9375
Signed Hiroshige ga
広重画
Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
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.