Act VIII (Hachidanme no zu), from the series Newly Published Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Shinpan uki-e Chûshingura)

「新版浮絵忠臣蔵　八段目之図」

Utagawa Kuninao (Japanese, 1795–1854)
Publisher: Echizen'ya Kihei (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

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

Dimensions Horizontal ôban; 23.5 x 35.4 cm (9 1/4 x 13 15/16 in.)

Credit Line Asiatic Curator's Fund

Accession NumberRES.49.129

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Signed Dokusuisha Utagawa Kuninao hitsu

Provenance1949, purchased by the MFA from an unidentified source. (Accession Date: September 15, 1949)