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Scene Adapted from the play The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)
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Scene Adapted from the play The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806), artist · late 1790s · color woodblock print

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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.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineScene Adapted from the play The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura), late 1790s. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806). Color woodblock print; sheet: 36.9 x 75 cm (14 1/2 x 29 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.1043
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