Act VII (Shichidanme 七段目), from the series “Kanadehon Chūshingura” or “The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, a Primer” (仮名手本忠臣蔵)
Act VII (Shichidanme 七段目), from the series “Kanadehon Chūshingura” or “The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, a Primer” (仮名手本忠臣蔵)

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Act VII (Shichidanme 七段目), from the series “Kanadehon Chūshingura” or “The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, a Primer” (仮名手本忠臣蔵),

ca. 1806 [Bunka 3]

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, 1760–1849; born and died Tokyo, Japan
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
x1965-51

Information

Title
Act VII (Shichidanme 七段目), from the series “Kanadehon Chūshingura” or “The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, a Primer” (仮名手本忠臣蔵)
Dates

ca. 1806 [Bunka 3]

Maker
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎
Medium
Woodblock print (ōban yoko-e format); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
26.3 x 39 cm. (10 3/8 x 15 3/8 in.) mat: 37 x 50.6 cm. (14 9/16 x 19 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Hugh Trumbull Adams, Class of 1935
Object Number
x1965-51
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
japanese printmaking styles, oban, woodblock prints, prints
Materials
oban, color, ink, paper
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
warriors, men, figures (representations), women, genre

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