Miscellaneous Chûshingura
prints
In
1702, Lord Asano of Akô was provoked by Kira Kozukenosuke Yoshinaka into drawing his sword in the
shogun’s palace, for which he was forced to take his own life, and his estate
was confiscated. Forty-seven of Lord
Asano’s retainers, who were now rônin
(samurai without masters), planned,
and carried out a successful attack on Kira’s palace. Kira’s head was cut off with the same
dagger Lord Asano used to commit seppuku. (The term “hara-kiri”, although more common in English than “seppuku”, is considered in |
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Series: Robinson: Date: c. 1850-1 Publisher: Tanba-ya Hanjirô Actor: Role: Ôboshi Yuranosuke |
Series: Untitled ôban
series Robinson: Not listed Date: Publisher: Actor: Role: In Yoichibei’s
home, Konami kneeling with Rikiya standing before a screen in Act II |
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Series: Robinson: Date: Publisher: Izumi-ya Ichibei Actor: Role: |
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Series: The print is
numbered seven within a circle (㊆) Date: Publisher: Idzutsu-ya Shôkichi Actor: Role: Ôboshi Yuranosuke (left) and Moronao (right) |
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Series: The print is
inscribed “ro” (ろ) which
indicates number two in hiragana
order Date: Publisher: Actor: Roles: Ôboshi Rikiya Yoshikane (right), Ôboshi Yuranosuke Yoshio (standing center) and Shikamatsu Kanroku Yukishige (far left) |
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Series: Date: 1849-1852
(censors Publisher: Roles: Ono no Sadakurô robbing Yoichibei in
Act 5 |
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Text: Kana copybook
of the Chûsingura, Act 10 (仮名手本忠臣蔵, 十段目) Play: Kanadehon Chûshingura Date: Theater: Publisher: |
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Series: Biographies
of the Heroines of the Chûshingura (忠臣蔵烈女傳) Description: Takebayashi Sadahichi Takashige no haha (mother of Takashige,
left) and Enya Takasada no shitsu
Kaoyo-gozen (wife of Enya Hangan,
right) Date: 1847-1848
(censors Hama and Kinugasa) Size: Ôban, the sheet
is about 10 by 14 inches (25 by 36 centimeters) Publisher: Yamato-ya Kyûbei I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image. |
“Robinson” refers to listing of the series in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961). CLICK HERE
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