Ehon Chūshingura (Illustrated Treasury of Loyal Retainers) bookwrapper, Hasegawa Sadanobu

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Hasegawa Sadanobu, Ehon Chūshingura (Illustrated Treasury of Loyal Retainers) bookwrapper
Hasegawa Sadanobu, Ehon Chūshingura (Illustrated Treasury of Loyal Retainers) bookwrapper
Ehon Chūshingura (Illustrated Treasury of Loyal Retainers) bookwrapper
circa 1860s–1870s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
1809–1879
Ehon Chūshingura (Illustrated Treasury of Loyal Retainers) bookwrapper, circa 1860s–1870s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: color woodcut; bookwrapper
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 177 x 261 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 6 15/16 x 10 1/4 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 x 14 in
Credit line: Gift of Israel Goldman
Accession number: 1985.0294
Not on display
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This print was the cover of an illustrated novel of Chushingura published in Osaka. In this scene from Act 3, Okaru has used the pretext of delivering a letter from her mistress, Lady aoyo, to Moronao in order to visit her lover Kampei, who is at the palace waiting on hi smaster Enya Hangan. Their dalliance is interrupted however, by the commotion inside the palace caused by Enya Hangan's attack on Moronao.

Exhibitions

Brosseau Center for Learning: East Asian Art
2017