Forty-seven Ronin: lX. Honzo about to commit suicide; Oboshi about to leave for vendetta.
Artist
Utagawa Yoshitora
(Japanese, active 1850 - 1880)
Date1852
Place of ManufactureAsia
Mediumwoodcut
Medium Remarks: ink, colours
DimensionsOverall (image): 23 x 35 cm
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LineGift of Mr. Theodore Lande
Object number1984.054.007.009
DescriptionHonzo about to commit suicide for his complicity in Lord Enya's death, Oboshi about to leave for vendetta: interior scene of a man holding a long sword, with three women. Two more men are entering the room, one from within the building, one from the outside. The landscape outside is of a courtyard covered in snow.Status
Not on view
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