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Source Description
Hangan pulls out his sword in a flash of anger, taunted by Moronao's insults towards his wife. Moronao had purposefully provoked Hangan's anger. He felt safe within the palace precincts, where fighting is a capital offence. Although he only wounds Moronao on the brow, Hangan is ordered to commit ritual suicide for causing a disturbance in the palace.
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Document identity
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16468
label
Jitsuroku chushingura
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object
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Source metadata
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16468
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object
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normalized
title
Jitsuroku chushingura
description
Hangan pulls out his sword in a flash of anger, taunted by Moronao's insults towards his wife. Moronao had purposefully provoked Hangan's anger. He felt safe within the palace precincts, where fighting is a capital offence. Although he only wounds Moronao on the brow, Hangan is ordered to commit ritual suicide for causing a disturbance in the palace.
provenance
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Snell, Jr. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1991, by gift.
date
ca. 1860-1880 (Meiji)
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CC0
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en
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color woodcuts
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1
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1
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import
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cul
Japanese
style
Utagawa School
med
mulberry paper, pigments
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6301
collection_ids
JPK
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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15505ad76250569e