Scene Adapted from the play The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura), late 1790s. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?-1806). Color woodblock print; sheet: x 75 cm (14 1/2 x 29 1/2 in.). This is a scene from the most popular work in Japanese theater, The Treasury of Loyal Retainers. A tale of loyalty and revenge, it is based on a historical event that took place during 1701-1703.

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Size: 3400px × 1736px
Photo credit: © CMA/BOT / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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