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Kanadehon chushingura
(Japan and Korea )
This print depicts Yuranosuke and the "ronin" laying the head of Moronao in their lord's tomb. It is a winter scene, with two trees in left foreground covered with snow, samurai crouching near entrance to a pavilion in the middle, and boats in distance at far left.
Small triangular teeth-like designs form the border of this print. The title and subtitle are in a rectangular colored, shaded, or patterned cartouche.
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Provenance
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Justine Lewis Keidel [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1986, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 1989 | The Nature of Loyalty: Japanese Warrior Prints of the Nineteenth Century. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 10 1/16 x W: 14 15/16 in. (25.5 x 38 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Justine Lewis Keidel, 1986
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
95.123