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Kitao Masayoshi

Act I (Shodan), from the series Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, a Primer (Uki-e Kanadahon Chushingura)

c.1791-94
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
33.4 × 43.8 cm (13.1 × 17.2 in)

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