Title

Act 4 (Yondanme), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)", c. 1834/39. Asano's wife sits with attendant maids and Rikiya while arranging cherry blossoms. Arriving in the background are deputies, including Honzo, from the court to notify Lord Asano that he been condemned to commit seppuku as punishment for his knife attack in court on Lord Kira.

Caption

Act 4 (Yondanme), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)", c. 1834/39. Creator: Ando Hiroshige.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM22A10_085

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NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

17,7Mb (1,4Mb) / 10,0in x 6,9in / 3000 x 2058 (300dpi)

Keywords

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