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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1933.4.2787
People
Isoda Koryūsai 磯田湖龍齋, Japanese (1735 - 1790)
Title
Parody of the Letter-Reading Scene in Act Seven from the Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chūshingura: Shichi danme) with a Cat
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Chūshingura: Shichi danme (mitate)
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
Edo period, late 18th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/206285

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "chūban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Koryūsai ga"
Dimensions
Paper: H. 26.5 cm x W. 19.1 cm (10 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: (printed) Koryūsai 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
1933.4.2787
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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