Parody of Act VII of "The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"

Arts of Asia

c. 1768/69

Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信
Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770

In this parody of Act VII, the artist presents only two players: the courtesan reading the letter by means of a mirror, and a young samurai in Kuranosuke’s place who reads a short letter on a small roll by the light of a hanging lantern.

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Department: Arts of Asia

Artist: Suzuki Harunobu
Title: Parody of Act VII of "The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"
Place: Japan (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1763–1770
Medium: Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Dimensions: 65.5 × 11.5 cm (25 3/4 × 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Clarence Buckingham Collection
Reference Number: 1925.2759
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