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Kanadehon chushingura, Act 7 from the series a Copy for Imitation

Kanadehon chushingura, Act 7 from the series a Copy for Imitation

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Keisai Eisen

Act VII, Yuranosuke playing blind man's bluff. Yuranosuke, formerly the chief retainer to Hangan, has secretly been organizing the plot to revenge Hangan by killing Moronao. In this scene Yuranosuke is shown diverting suspicion from himself playing blind-man's bluff with courtesans at a teahouse. He is unable to reveal his intent even to his own men, for fear of being overheard. They stand in confusion at the left, uncertain of Yuranosuke's resolve.
Artist
Keisai Eisen
(Japanese, 1790 - 1848)
Title
Kanadehon chushingura, Act 7 from the series a Copy for Imitation
Date
1805-1848
Medium
Color woodcut
Dimensions
9 x 14 1/16 in. Overall
Credit
Gift of John C. Hawley
Accession No.
54.3.17
Classification
Prints
Geography
Japan

Related

1954, gifted by John C. Hawley (Madison, WI/Delray Beach, FL) to the University of Wisconsin-Madison; 1967, transferred to the Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Chushingura, Storehouse of Loyal Retainers: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 6/1/1991–8/11/1991

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