Act Five: Yamazaki Highway from the play Kanadehon Chushingura

Asian Art

1807

Katsukawa Shun’ei
Japanese, 1762-1819
Publisher: Ise-Ya Magobei
Japanese, Unknown
Sadakuro
Japanese, Unknown

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Artist: Katsukawa Shun'ei
Title: Act Five: Yamazaki Highway from the play Kanadehon Chushingura
Origin: Japan
Date: 1807
Medium: Color woodblock print; oban
Dimensions: 39 x 26 cm (15 3/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Nickerson Fund
Reference Number: 1936.86

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