In the Night Attack, the Faithful Retainers of the Chūshingura Achieve their Ambition (Chūshingura gishi youchi honmō tassuru no zu)

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In the Night Attack, the Faithful Retainers of the Chūshingura Achieve their Ambition (Chūshingura gishi youchi honmō tassuru no zu)

1843-1847

Utagawa Kunisada I (Japanese, 1786–1865) Published by Yamamotoya Heikichi

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Object Details

Titles:

In the Night Attack, the Faithful Retainers of the Chūshingura Achieve their Ambition (Chūshingura gishi youchi honmō tassuru no zu)

Date:

1843-1847

Artists:

Utagawa Kunisada I (Japanese, 1786–1865) 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:

1946-66-123a

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

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