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Act II (Nidanme), from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chûshingura)

(Japanese, 1769–1825)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical chûban; 25.4 x 18.8 cm (10 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Langenbach in memory of Charles Hovey Pepper
Accession number54.1525
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ClassificationsPrints
Provenance1954, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Langenbach to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 9, 1954)
Ishiyama, from an untitled series of Eight Views of Ômi (Ômi hakkei)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
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Sumô Wrestler Onogawa Saisuke of Kurume
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
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Actor Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Agemaki's Sukeroku
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 2nd month
Actor Onoe Kikugorô IV as Yasaku's Wife (Nyôbô) Okayo
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1858 (Ansei 5), 5th month
Actor Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Shimobe Shikazô
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 3rd month