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The Revenge of the Loyal Ronin
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The Revenge of the Loyal Ronin

Utagawa Hiroshige (I) · 1846 · color woodcut; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Snow landscape with all 47 ronin (samurai without a master), gathering before avenging the death of their master; in the foreground a rope ladder is thrown over the wall; in the background a bridge over a river. The small rectangular cartouches list the names of the samurai.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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triptychprintsnowpreparation for battle
Credit lineDe wraak van de trouwe samoerai zonder leider. 1846. Utagawa Hiroshige (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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