Act Eight, from the series Chushingura

Act Eight, from the series Chushingura

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Utagawa Hiroshige

Three versions of Act VII, the bridal Journey. This act follows Honzo's wife and daughter, Tonase and Konami, as they journey to the house of Yuranosuke so that Konami can be married to Yuranosuke's son, Rikiya. It provides some relief to the tension of the drama, and it usually consists mostly of songs and dances.
Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige
(Japanese, 1797 - 1858)
Title
Act Eight, from the series Chushingura
Date
ca. 1835
Medium
Color woodcut
Dimensions
231 x 358 mm Overall
Credit
Bequest of John H. Van Vleck
Accession No.
1980.2120
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. 186

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

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