(Act Ten, Yuranosuke and Gihei's wife), Katsushika Hokusai

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Katsushika Hokusai, (Act Ten, Yuranosuke and Gihei's wife)
Katsushika Hokusai, (Act Ten, Yuranosuke and Gihei's wife)
Katsushika Hokusai
(Act Ten, Yuranosuke and Gihei's wife)
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Katsushika Hokusai
1760–1849
(Act Ten, Yuranosuke and Gihei's wife), 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Portfolio/Series title: Chūshingura (Story of Forty-Seven Rōnin)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: color woodcut
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 178 x 275 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 7 1/2 x 10 13/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 182 x 280 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 7 3/16 x 11 1/2 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 x 19 in
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 0000.1652
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Exhibition Label: "The Art of Stories Told," Jun-2004, Veronica de Jong The mastermind of the revenge attack, Yuranosuke, is depicted here holding a fan out to the wife of the merchant Gihei. He has cut off the wife’s hair in order to save their marriage. With unattractive, short hair the wife’s father could not force his daughter to divorce Gihei and marry a wealthy man. Yuranosuke’s fellow ronin (master-less samurai) stand behind him and the crates that were meant to hold weapons for the attack.