Hachi daime (Act 8)

Utagawa Yoshitora

active circa 1830s–1880s

Hachi daime (Act 8), 1852, 8th month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Portfolio/Series title: Kanedehon Chūshingura

Where object was made: Japan

Material/technique: color woodcut

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 227 x 349 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 8 15/16 x 13 3/4 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 244 x 364 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 9 5/8 x 14 5/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 x 19 in

Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial

Accession number: 1928.7666

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Exhibition Label:
"Images of the Journey," Jun-2005, Hillary Pedersen
This print of the famous play Chu-shingura, depicts a scene entitled “The Bridal Journey.” Konami, the betrothed of a poor, masterless samurai, Rikiya, travels with her mother on foot to the home of her new family. On the way they are overtaken by a procession complete with a palanquin for the high status daimyo, and Konami reflects that had circumstances been different, she too would be traveling in style. She also wonders aloud if her happiness will vanish like the snow of Mt. Fuji, seen in the distance.