Portrait of Oboshi Yuranosuke Yoshio (The Leader), Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

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Portrait of Oboshi Yuranosuke Yoshio (The Leader), Edo period (1615–1868), 1852, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 5/8 in. ( cm); W. 9 7/8 in. ( cm), Prints, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861), The samurai in this print wears a jacket and chest protector similar in form to the two exhibited here. He is Oboshi Yuranosuke, the hero of The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura), a beloved play that became an influential part of Edo popular culture

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Size: 3810px × 5593px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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