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Act I (Daijo), from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chûshingura)


「忠臣蔵 大序」
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) (Japanese, 1826–1869)
Publisher: Fujiokaya Keijirô (Shôrindô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1855 (Ansei 2), 1st month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Horizontal ôban; 25.2 x 37.3 cm (9 15/16 x 14 11/16 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1451
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 00.1449, 00.1451
Signed Ichiyûsai Shigenobu ga
一幽斎重宣画
Marks Censor's seals: aratame, Hare 1
No blockcutter's mark
改印:改、卯正
彫師:なし
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 - d. 1899), Boston and Paris; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 05, 1900)