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Jitsuroku chushingura
(Japan and Korea )
Hangan pulls out his sword in a flash of anger, taunted by Moronao's insults towards his wife. Moronao had purposefully provoked Hangan's anger. He felt safe within the palace precincts, where fighting is a capital offence. Although he only wounds Moronao on the brow, Hangan is ordered to commit ritual suicide for causing a disturbance in the palace.
Provenance
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Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Snell, Jr. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1991, by gift.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Place of Origin)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Snell, Jr., 1991
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.
95.428