Act V (Godanme), from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, a Primer (Kanadehon Chûshingura)

「仮名手本忠臣蔵　五段目」

Utagawa Sadahide (Japanese, 1807–1873)
Publisher: Kawaguchiya Uhei (Fukusendô) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

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

Dimensions Horizontal ôban; 21.8 × 34 cm (8 9/16 × 13 3/8 in.)

Credit Line Asiatic Curator's Fund

Accession NumberRES.49.144

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Signed Sadahide ga
貞秀画

Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極

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