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Kitagawa Utamaro

Scene Adapted from the play The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)

late 1790s
color woodblock print

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This is a scene from the most popular work in Japanese theater, The Treasury of Loyal Retainers. A tale of loyalty and revenge, it is based on a historical event that took place during 1701-1703.

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