Seichu gishi den

1847-1848 (late Edo)

25.5 cm 36.2 cm

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The tale of the forty-seven loyal warriors is based on events that took place in Japan in the years 1701-03. The warriors vowed to avenge the death of their master Lord Enya Hangan, who had been ordered to commit suicide as punishment for drawing his sword and attacking a high...

Drawing

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40876
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print
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Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Snell, Jr. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1986, by gift.
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en
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4
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Utagawa School
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