Act III (Sandanme), from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, a Primer (Kanadehon chûshingura)

「仮名手本忠臣蔵　三段目」

Keisai Eisen (Japanese, 1790–1848)
Publisher: Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudô) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

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

Dimensions Horizontal ôban; 24.9 x 38 cm (9 13/16 x 14 15/16 in.)

Credit Line Anonymous gift

Accession NumberRES.49.62

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Chiba City Museum of Art, Keisai Eisen (2012), #299

Signed Keisai Eisen ga
渓斎英泉画

Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極

Provenance1949, anonymous gift to the MFA.