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Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Nakamura Kansuke Masatatsu warding off a jar of hot ashes hurled at him (Nakamura Kansuke Masatatsu), 1852.12

Description

Maker

Title

Nakamura Kansuke Masatatsu warding off a jar of hot ashes hurled at him (Nakamura Kansuke Masatatsu)

Year

1852.12

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Supports

Dimensions

Plate: 36.4 x 25.6 cm (14 5/16 x 10 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Kuniyoshi ga

Place

Japan

Type

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

1987.043.4

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Poets, Heroes, and Courtiers

September 6 - December 1, 2002

This series of portraits by Kuniyoshi depicts the forty-seven rōnin, or masterless samurai, who diligently plotted to avenge the death of their master, Asano Naganori. Asano was humiliated by Kira Yoshinaka, an official at the court of the shogun; after Asano drew his sword against Kira, he was ordered to commit suicide. Two years later, Asano’s loyal retainers stormed Kira’s mansion and killed him. This story is narrated in numerous forms and is known as the Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chūshingura).

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