. English: Accession Number: Display Artist: Kunisada Utagawa Display Title: 'Chapter XII: Presentation of Moronao's Head, from the play ''Chushingura''' Series Title: Biographies of Loyal and Faithful Righteous Retainers Suite Name: Chuyu gishin den Creation Date: 1847-1850 (reprinted after ca. 1870) Medium: Woodblock Height: 9 1/8 in. Width: 13 in. Display Dimensions: 9 1/8 in. x 13 in. ( cm x cm) Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei Credit Line: 'Gift of Captain George B. Powell, Jr., JAGC, USN' Label Copy: 'The retainers of Lord Enya have successfully defended their masters honor
. English: Accession Number: Display Artist: Kunisada Utagawa Display Title: 'Chapter XII: Presentation of Moronao's Head, from the play ''Chushingura''' Series Title: Biographies of Loyal and Faithful Righteous Retainers Suite Name: Chuyu gishin den Creation Date: 1847-1850 (reprinted after ca. 1870) Medium: Woodblock Height: 9 1/8 in. Width: 13 in. Display Dimensions: 9 1/8 in. x 13 in. ( cm x cm) Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei Credit Line: 'Gift of Captain George B. Powell, Jr., JAGC, USN' Label Copy: 'The retainers of Lord Enya have successfully defended their masters honor by completing the vendetta as requested by Enya himself. This print shows the conclusion of their task as the forty-seven r?nin present the head of Moranao at the grave of their samurai lord. According to their code of conduct, the forty-seven samurai are to be punished for their murder, however justified, of Moranao. They choose to die with honor and commit seppuku, which is ritual suicide by stabbing through the bowels. ' Collection: The San Diego Museum of Art . 15 July 2009, 15:36:35. English: thesandiegomuseumofartcollection Chapter XII, Presentation of Moronao's Head, from the play Chushingura (5765903564)
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