Scene adapted from the play The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806)


Item type:
print
Date of creation:
late 18th century
Height:
36.9 cm  (14 1/2 in.)
Width:
75.0 cm  (29 1/2 in.)
Technique / Medium:
woodblock print
Place of creation:
Nihon [Japan] (日本国)

    Item location

  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    Japanese art[Museum inv. no.: 1940.1043]

Description

This is a scene from the most popular work in Japanese theater, The Treasury of Loyal Retainers. A tale of loyalty and revenge, it is based on a historical event that took place during 1701-1703. A woman is seen playing a nokan and two other women are seen playing changgos.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Nokan [4016]
Changgo [2524]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

5160