Act I (Shodan), from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers in Eleven Sheets (Chûshingura jûichimai tsuzuki)
Katsukawa Shunshô
(Japanese, 1726–1792)
late 1770s
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical chûban; 26.1 x 19.5 cm (10 1/4 x 7 11/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Langenbach in memory of Charles Hovey Pepper
Accession number54.1511
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Provenance1954, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Langenbach to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 9, 1954)
Katsukawa Shunshô
Katsukawa Shunshô
about 1772 (Meiwa 9/An'ei 1)
Katsukawa Shunshô
1772 (Meiwa 9/An'ei 1), 11th month
Katsukawa Shunshô
1779 (An'ei 8), 11th month
Katsukawa Shunshô
1770 (Meiwa 7)
Katsukawa Shunshô
1769 (Meiwa 6), 11th month
Katsukawa Shunshô
1768 (Meiwa 5), 9th month
