Kanadehon chushingura
1854-1855 (late Edo)
mulberry paper, pigments
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
This print depicts O-Karu being hustled into a "kago" by Ichimonjiya, to go to his brothel.
Small triangular teeth-like designs form the border of the print. The title and subtitle appear in a rectangular colored, shaded, or patterned cartouche.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
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.
95.117