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Source Description
Hangan, dressed in the white robe of death, thrusts his dagger into his gut: this is ritual suicide by disembowelment, known as "seppuku." His loyal retainer Yuranosuke rushes to his side to keep him from falling over. As Hangan completes his task he tells Yuranosuke that with this dagger he must avenge his death. They are surrounded by official witnesses, one of whom carries the shogun's order for Hangan's death.
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Document identity
localId
28256
label
Kanadehon chushingura
core
obj
dtoType
print
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
28256
sourceUrl
contentType
print
stage
normalized
title
Kanadehon chushingura
description
Hangan, dressed in the white robe of death, thrusts his dagger into his gut: this is ritual suicide by disembowelment, known as "seppuku." His loyal retainer Yuranosuke rushes to his side to keep him from falling over. As Hangan completes his task he tells Yuranosuke that with this dagger he must avenge his death. They are surrounded by official witnesses, one of whom carries the shogun's order for Hangan's death.
provenance
Robert S. Shaull [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1990, by bequest.
date
ca. 1849-1853 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Prints
color woodcuts
diptychs
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
37.6
height
48.4
dimensionsRaw
14 13/16 x 19 1/16 in. (37.6 x 48.4 cm)
style
Utagawa School
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] On print: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga
med
mulberry paper, pigments
creator_ids
14890
5546
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
42d95d37f92de963