Parody of Act VII of "The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"
INV-2299Japanese (culture or style)woodblock printprint
Date
c. 1768/69
Medium
Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Dimensions
65.5 × 11.5 cm (25 3/4 × 4 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Clarence Buckingham Collection
In this parody of Act VII, the artist presents only two players: the courtesan reading the letter by means of a mirror, and a young samurai in Kuranosuke’s place who reads a short letter on a small roll by the light of a hanging lantern.
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