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Act Two, from the series Chushingura

Act Two, from the series Chushingura

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Utagawa Hiroshige

Act II, Rikiya in the house of Honzo and his daughter Konami. Tonase, wife of Honzo, chief councillor to Wakasanosuke, watches from behind the yellow screen while her daughter, Konami receives a message for Wakasanosuke from Hangan. The messenger is Rikiya, Konami's betrothed, who brings the message that Wakasanosuke and Hangan have been summoned to the palace before dawn on the following day. In the background, Wakasanosuke discusses his plan to avenge himself on the evil Moronao with his well-meaning, but misguided servant Honzo.
Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige
(Japanese, 1797 - 1858)
Title
Act Two, from the series Chushingura
Date
ca. 1835
Medium
Color woodcut
Dimensions
232 x 357 mm Overall
Credit
Bequest of John H. Van Vleck
Accession No.
1980.2114
Classification
Prints
Geography
Japan

Related

By 1925, purchased in Japan by Frank Lloyd Wright; ca. 1926, acquired by The Bank of Wisconsin; 1928, sold to Edward Burr Van Vleck (Madison, WI); 1943, passed through inheritance to Edward’s son, John H. Van Vleck (Madison, WI); 9 January 1980, bequeathed by John H. Van Vleck to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "The Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection of Japanese Prints." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1990. p. 185

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

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