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Act I (Shodan), from the series Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, a Primer (Uki-e Kanadehon Chûshingura)


「浮絵仮名手本忠臣蔵 初段」
Kitao Masayoshi (Kuwagata Keisai) (Japanese, 1764–1824)
Publisher: Tsuruya Kiemon (Senkakudô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1791–94 (Kansei 3–6)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Horizontal ôban; 29.5 x 40.1 cm (11 5/8 x 15 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Asiatic Curator's Fund
Accession NumberRES.49.141
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.22962, RES.49.141
Signed Kitao Masayoshi ga
北尾政美画
Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印:極
Provenance1949, purchased by the MFA from an unidentified source. (Accession Date: September 15, 1949)