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


「忠臣蔵 大序」
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1835–39 (Tenpô 6–10)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Horizontal ôban; 25.5 x 37.8 cm (10 1/16 x 14 7/8 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9373
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Akô Mus., Nishiki-e ni miru Chûshingura (1998), #2; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 245, horizontal ôban #50.01; Tanba 1965, #428
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.1647, 21.9373
Signed Hiroshige ga
広重画
Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印:極
ProvenanceFebruary 1916, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.