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Kanadehon Chushingura Act two: P.3196-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Kanadehon Chushingura Act two
E-kyodai Chushingura
Sibling pictures of the Chushingura

Maker(s)

Designer: Kunisada, Utagawa

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Description

Colour print from woodblocks. Oban. 1830s. Signed: Kochoro Kunisada ga. Publisher's seal: Kikakudo (Sanoya Kihei). Censor's seal: kiwame.
From the series E-kyodai Chushingura (Sibling pictures of the Chushingura) in which scenes from the Kabuki play, Kanadehon Chushingura (Model for Kana Calligraphy: Treasury of the Forty Seven Loyal Retainers) are compared to women engaged in everyday life.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Unknown (1999) by Unknown

School or Style

Japanese
Ukiyo-e

Components of the work

Sheet Height 373 mm Width 250 mm

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Woodblock

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.3196-R
Primary reference Number: 96030
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 September 2021 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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