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Act 4 (Yondanme), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)", c. 1834/39. Creator: Ando Hiroshige.

Act 4 (Yondanme), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)", c. 1834/39. Creator: Ando Hiroshige.

2-875-898 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Act 4 (Yondanme), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)", c. 1834/39. Asano's wife sits with attendant maids and Rikiya while arranging cherry blossoms. Arriving in the background are deputies, including Honzo, from the court to notify Lord Asano that he been condemned to commit seppuku as punishment for his knife attack in court on Lord Kira.

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Creator
  1. Ando Hiroshige, attributed to: Japanese: Artist, printmaker
Medium
  1. Colour woodblock print
  2. Oban
Picture Type
  1. Arts of asia
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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3000x2058
File Size : 18,088kb

Aliases

  1. 1939.1325
  1. 33757
  1. 1000029183
  1. 1939.1325
  1. 2-875-898
  1. 2875898
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