Act XI, Part 1: The Night Attack Advances (Jûichidanme ichi, youchi oshiyose), from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chûshingura)

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Act XI, Part 1: The Night Attack Advances (Jûichidanme ichi, youchi oshiyose), from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chûshingura)

「忠臣蔵　十一段目一　夜討押寄」

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 Number21.9384

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Marks, Japanese Woodblock Prints (2010), p. 137; Akô Mus., Nishiki-e ni miru Chûshingura (1998), #2; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 245, horizontal ôban #50.11; Tanba 1965, #437

DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.924, 11.2265, 21.9383, 21.9384

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.