Act VIII (Hachidanme), from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chûshingura)

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Act VIII (Hachidanme), from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chûshingura)

「忠臣蔵　八段目」

Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Fujiokaya Hikotarô (Shôgendô) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

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

Dimensions Horizontal aiban; 19.3 x 30.5 cm (7 5/8 x 12 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.9399

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 242, horizontal aiban #4.8

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.