Tale of the Forty-Seven Ronin: Act VIII

Artist Ando Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 - 1858)

Series Publisher Senichi

Place of ManufactureAsia

Mediumwoodcut Medium Remarks: coloured inks

DimensionsOverall: 23 x 35.3 cm

ClassificationsFINE ART

Credit LineHildegarde Wyllie Memorial Fund

Object number1962.212.001

DescriptionThe journey of Tonase & her daughter Konami from Yedo to Yamashima to find Rikiya. Behind them, by the roadside, stands the trunk of a huge pine tree, wreathed with an autumn-tinted creeper; a woman stoops to tie up Konami's sandal. Behind Konami follows their porter & behind him again is another traveller mounted on a pack-horse, led by a coolie. In the background, over a wooded hill, appears the cone of Fuji, white against a blue sky.

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