The Forty-Seven Loyal Retainers, Having Achieved their Ambition, Gathered Together and Withdrew from Ryōgoku Bridge; Guarding the Head of their Enemy they Proceeded to the Temple

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The Forty-Seven Loyal Retainers, Having Achieved their Ambition, Gathered Together and Withdrew from Ryōgoku Bridge; Guarding the Head of their Enemy they Proceeded to the Temple

1847-1852

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861) Published by Yamamotoya Heikichi

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Object Details

Titles:

The Forty-Seven Loyal Retainers, Having Achieved their Ambition, Gathered Together and Withdrew from Ryōgoku Bridge; Guarding the Head of their Enemy they Proceeded to the Temple
Gishi yonjūshichinin honmō o toge ninzu o soroete Ryōgokubashi o hikitori kataki no kubi o shugo shite Bodaisho e omomuku kore toki ni Genroku jūgonen jūnigatsu jūgonichi no shōten narishi to iu

Date:

1847-1852

Artists:

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861) Published by Yamamotoya Heikichi

Medium:

Color woodcut (panel from a triptych)

Dimensions:

Ōban tate-e triptych: 14 1/8 × 30 inches (35.9 × 76.2 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Anne Archbold, 1946

Accession Number:

1946-66-118c

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

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