A Chushingura Parody
Utagawa Toyokuni I · c. 1787 · Art Institute of Chicago
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In this version of the parody based on Act VII, a young man stands on the veranda reading a long love letter. A young woman, seated on the ground outside a fence, also reads the letter and is apparently greatly amused by its contents. Another young woman seated on a balcony looks down on the scene. It is thought that the artist designed this print at the age of eighteen.
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- Maker
- Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代 歌川 豊国, Japanese, 1769–1825
- Date
- c. 1787
- Medium
- Color woodblock print; hashira-e (pillar print)
- Place of origin
- Japan
- Held by
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
- Credit line
- Clarence Buckingham Collection
Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0
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