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Mi: Muramatsu Sandayū Takanao, from the series Brocade of Japan in the Genroku Era

Mi: Muramatsu Sandayū Takanao, from the series Brocade of Japan in the Genroku Era

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Kawanabe Kyōsai

Sandayū Takanao was a famous warrior, known for his strength and skill with the sword. He was one of forty-seven ronin, or masterless samurai, who avenged the death of their former master and then committed ritual suicide during the Genroku Era between 1688 and 1704. In this particularly bloody scene from the story, Sandayū Takanao has sliced off the face of his opponent and the severed head of another victim lies at his feet.
Artist
Kawanabe Kyōsai
(Japanese, 1831 - 1889)
Title
Mi: Muramatsu Sandayū Takanao, from the series Brocade of Japan in the Genroku Era
Date
1886
Medium
Color woodcut
Dimensions
355 x 236 mm Overall
Credit
John H. Van Vleck Endowment Fund purchase
Accession No.
2004.54
Classification
Prints
Geography
Japan

Related

  • Mueller, Laura. "Competition and Collaboration: Japanese Prints of the Utagawa School." Leiden, The Netherlands: Hotei Publishing, 2007. p. 210, no. 204

  • Utagawa: Masters of the Japanese Print, 1770-1900: Chazen Museum of Art, 11/2/2009–11/26/2009
  • Competition and Collaboration: Japanese Prints of the Utagawa School: Chazen Museum of Art, 11/3/2007–1/6/2008

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