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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1933.4.2212
People
Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章, Japanese (1726 - 1792)
Title
Act One from the series Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chūshingura: Ichi danme)
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Chūshingura: Ichi danme
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
Edo period, circa 1775-1792
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/207192

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "chūban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Shunshō ga"
Dimensions
Paper: H. 25.3 cm x W. 18.4 cm (9 15/16 x 7 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: (printed) Shunshō ga

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Friends of Arthur B. Duel
Accession Year
1933
Object Number
1933.4.2212
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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