by Artist (19)
Utagawa Kunisada (aka Toyokuni III),
Japanese,
(1786–1864)
The Treasury of Loyal Retainers: Act 6, The Conflict at Yoichibei's House, c. 1820
Ink on Paper
14 15/16 in. x 9 7/8 in. (379.41 mm x 250.83 mm)
The Treasury of Loyal Retainers: Act 6, The Conflict at Yoichibei's House, c. 1820
Ink on Paper
14 15/16 in. x 9 7/8 in. (379.41 mm x 250.83 mm)
Object Type:
Print
Technique:
Wood-block Printing
Period:
Edo (Japan, 1615-1868)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marer
Accession Number:
93.3.154
Alternate Title:
Kana dehon Chu shingura: Rokudanme
Marks
Signed: Kochoro Kunisada ga. Censor's seal: Kiwame.
Medium
Colored ink on paper; triptych woodblock print.
Object Description
Okaru, the maid of Lady Kaoya, has secretly become the wife of Kampei, who wants to join the 47 ronin. Because they are poor, Okaru decides to sell herself to a Kyoto brothel so that Kampei can use the money to join the vendetta. In this print, Okaru is riding the palanquin at left on her way to Kyoto. Her husband arrives by another route and is shown confronting Okaru's mother at right, demanding to know where his wife has gone. In the center section, two of Kampei's friends wait for him, holding the oversized straw hats worn by begging monks that will help them be disguised.
Publisher
Moriya Jihei.
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