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A Parody of Act Seven of the Play Chushingura

A Parody of Act Seven of the Play Chushingura

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Isoda Koryūsai

Act VII, A parody of Yuranosuke, Okaru and the spy Kudayu. In this print two young people and a toad play out the three parts.
Artist
Isoda Koryūsai
(Japanese, active ca. 1764 – 1788)
Title
A Parody of Act Seven of the Play Chushingura
Date
ca. 1770
Medium
Color woodcut
Dimensions
691 x 121 mm Overall
Credit
Bequest of John H. Van Vleck
Accession No.
1980.2585
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]

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

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