Act II (Nidanme no zu), from the series Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Uki-e chûshingura)

「浮絵忠臣蔵　二段目之図」

Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825)
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendô) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

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

Dimensions Horizontal ôban; 24.8 x 36.7 cm (9 3/4 x 14 7/16 in.)

Credit Line Anonymous gift

Accession NumberRES.49.64

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Toyama, The Western-style Colour Prints in Japan (1936), pl. 41

Signed Tokoyuni ga
豊国画

Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極

Provenance1949, anonymous gift to the MFA.