Forty-seven Ronin: Act Vll. Oboshi dines with Moronao's spy, Kudayu

Artist Utagawa Yoshitora (Japanese, active 1850 - 1880)

Date1852

Place of ManufactureAsia

Mediumwoodcut Medium Remarks: ink, colours

DimensionsOverall (image): 22.7 x 34.8 cm

ClassificationsFINE ART

Credit LineGift of Mr. Theodore Lande

Object number1984.054.007.007

DescriptionOboshi dines with Moronao's spy, Kudayu, at the Ichiriki brothel, to fool him with his bad behavior: seven figures dominate the interior scene. Two men & a woman are crouched at the foot of wooden stairs. On the landing are three men in matching kimonos, holding swords. A man in a grey kimono holding a red fan stands at the head of the stairs.

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