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Katsukawa Shun'ei

Act Seven: The Ichiriki Teahouse from the Play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

c. 1795
Color woodblock print; koban
23.7 × 18.2 cm (9.3 × 7.2 in)

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