Description
This woodblock print is the first in a series of 12 prints by Utagawa Kunikiyo II depicting the popular play Chūshingura. The print portrays the lords Enya 塩冶, Wakasa 若狭 and Moronao 師直, and Lady Enya.
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Title
- Act 1 From "Chushingura"
- 忠臣蔵大序
Contributors
- Utagawa Kunikiyo II (Artist)
- 歌川 国清 (Artist)
- Tsutaya (Publisher)
- 蔦屋 (Publisher)
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
1857
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Identifier
- Identifier TypeLocally defined identifierIdentifier ValueASUM 2015.020.002
Note
- Note: Horizontal ōban. Framed dimensions: 9 ½ x 13 ¾ in. (24.1 x 34.9 cm.)
- Markings: Censor seal: snake 5 aratame 巳五改; Publisher: Tsutaya 蔦屋
- Note: (from left to right) Lord Enya 塩冶, Lord Wakasa 若狭, Lord Moronao 師直and Lady Enya.
- This is the first in a series of 12 prints by Utagawa Kunikiyo II, depicting the popular play Chūshingura. In this scene from the first act, various nobles and Lord Moronao, the deputy of the shogun, are gathered to attend a ceremony at the Hachiman Shrine in Kamakura. The villainous Lord Moronao behaves rudely to Lord Wakasa and Lord Enya, and makes an improper advance to Lady Enya in front of her husband. The story, based on the early 18th century 47 ronin incident, takes place during the Muromachi period, and the family crest of the Ashikaga shoguns can be seen decorating the walls of the shrine.
- Bequest of Sid Zarow
