Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Ryakuo nenju Enya Hangan kashi nanaki
(Japan and Korea )
On a cold winter night the forty-seven masterless samurai break into Moronao's house, seeking at long last to avenge the wrongful death of their master. Identified by their jackets of black and white triangles, they fight Moronao's retainers as they attempt to find him. Yuranosuke, in the lower right corner, leads the successful vendetta. Subsequently he will offer Moronao's head at the tomb of the samurai's former lord.
Inscription
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
14 15/16 x 29 in. (38 x 73.6 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.
95.188