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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Stage version: In this dramatic scene depicted in Masayoshi’s stage version (see Chushingura: Perspective Picture for the "Treasure House of Loyalty" [1985.338.9]), Tonase prepares to kill her daughter Tonami with her husband’s sword and then to commit suicide. The dire moment results from the humiliating rejection of her daughter’s marriage contract. Fortunately, her husband, Honzo, dressed as an itinerant Buddhist priest, appears just in time to stop the tragedy. Parody print: In the parody print, Utamaro turned this dramatic event into a scene of domesticity in which the mother brushes her daughter’s hair. An itinerant priest, wearing a deep-brimmed basket hat, reads to them from the gate.
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Kitagawa Utamaro — 忠臣蔵九段目|A Woman at Her Toilet Seated befor
Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769–1825) — The Shika Teahouse
Katsukawa Shunzan (Japanese, active c. 1782–98) — Courtesans
Hosoda Eishi — 細田栄之画 正月準備|Preparing New Year Decorations
Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829) — Party on the Pleasur
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724–1770) — Love at the Brothel 
Kikukawa Eizan (Japanese, 1787–1867) — A Picture of the View
Utagawa Toyohiro (Japanese, 1733–1828) — Young Man Writing a
Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820) — Women Cutting Branches 
Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769–1825) — The Shika Teahouse
Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829) — Morning Glory (from 
Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829) — Leftmost Print from 
