Japan: 'Act Seven'. Woodblock print from act seven of the Chushingura by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865), c. 1840-1860. Utagawa Kunisada, also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III, was the most popular, prolific and financially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan. In his own time, his reputation far exceeded that of his contemporaries, Hokusai, Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi.

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