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Act I (Shodan), from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, a Primer (Kanadehon Chûshingura)

Act I (Shodan), from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, a Primer (Kanadehon Chûshingura)

(Japanese, 1760–1849)
(Japanese)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHorizontal yotsugiri (quarter ôban); 11.1 x 15.7 cm (4 3/8 x 6 3/16 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number17.1379
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ClassificationsPrints
Illustration of the the Army and Navy Protecting the Legations and Japanese Residents (Kairikuhei kôshikan no Nihon kyoryûmin hogo no zu)
Illustration of the the Army and Navy Protecting the Legations and Japanese Residents (Kairikuhei kôshikan no Nihon kyoryûmin hogo no zu)
Artist unknown, Japanese
late 19th to early 20th century
a-c
Great Rear Attack by Our Second Army at Weihaiwei (Dai nigun Ikaiei haimen daikôgeki)
Artist unknown, Japanese
1895 (Meiji 28), February 20
Woman in White with Cigar; Two Women in Heart-shaped Inset; frontispiece illustration from an unidentified book or magazine
Woman in White with Cigar; Two Women in Heart-shaped Inset; frontispiece illustration from an unidentified book or magazine
Artist unknown, Japanese
1890s–1900s
James Watt (1736–1819), the Inventor of the Steam Engine, from an untitled educational series of Lives of Great People of the West
James Watt (1736–1819), the Inventor of the Steam Engine, from an untitled educational series of Lives of Great People of the West
Artist unknown, Japanese
about 1873 (Meiji 6)
John Heathcoat (1783–1861), the Inventor of the Lace-making Machine, from an untitled educational series of Lives of Great People of the West
John Heathcoat (1783–1861), the Inventor of the Lace-making Machine, from an untitled educational series of Lives of Great People of the West
Artist unknown, Japanese
about 1873 (Meiji 6)
View of Nihonbashi in Tokyo in Imperial Japan (Teikoku Nihon Tôkyô Nihonbashi no zu): The Paper Shop Shoshi Seisenjo, Tôri 1-chôme, 1-banchi, Proprietor Haibara Naojirô
View of Nihonbashi in Tokyo in Imperial Japan (Teikoku Nihon Tôkyô Nihonbashi no zu): The Paper Shop Shoshi Seisenjo, Tôri 1-chôme, 1-banchi, Proprietor Haibara Naojirô
Artist unknown, Japanese
about 1900 (Meiji 33)
Attack on Jinzhoucheng (Kinshûjô no kôgeki), from an untitled series of the Sino-Japanese War
Attack on Jinzhoucheng (Kinshûjô no kôgeki), from an untitled series of the Sino-Japanese War
Artist unknown, Japanese
1895 (Meiji 28), May
a-c
The Battle of Japan and Russia at Port Arthur--Hurrah for Great Japan and its Great Victory (Nichiro Ryojunkô no gekisen--Dai Nihon dai shôri banzai)
Artist unknown, Japanese
1904 (Meiji 37)
Title page of album: Customs of the East in Color Woodblock Prints of Great Japan (Dai Nippon nishiki-e azuma fûzoku)
Title page of album: Customs of the East in Color Woodblock Prints of Great Japan (Dai Nippon nishiki-e azuma fûzoku)
Artist unknown, Japanese
Young Woman and Girl Feeding Caged Warbler
Young Woman and Girl Feeding Caged Warbler
Artist unknown, Japanese
1770s
The Akuta River Episode (Akutagawa), from Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)
The Akuta River Episode (Akutagawa), from Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)
Artist unknown, Japanese
Actors Ichikawa Komazô III and Iwai Kumesaburô I
Actors Ichikawa Komazô III and Iwai Kumesaburô I
Artist unknown, Japanese