Kanadehon Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers), Act 8: Tokaido michiyuki (Journey along the Tokaido)

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Kanadehon Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers), Act 8: Tokaido michiyuki (Journey along the Tokaido)

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Te Papa Collections Online

Description

Besides his two important bijin-ga (beautiful women) prints, Te Papa's collection currently has include four works by Kesai Eisen (1790-1848)  from an 11-composition set, each illustrating one of the acts of Kanadehon Chūshingura (Treasury of Loyal Retainers), one of the enduring classics of the kabuki repertoire. The play’s original 1748 jōruri (‘narrated script’) recounted the historical events of the so-called Akū Affair of 1701–03 in the jidaimono format, which reframed the main protagoni...

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Date created

circa 1820

Creator

Keisai Eisen

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1528754

Related subjects

Landscapes (Representations) / Samurai / Kabuki / Japan (Nihon) / Japanese / paper / ink / colour woodcuts / works on paper / Late Edo / Tokyo

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