Scene from Act Seven of the Kabuki Play, "Kanadehon Chushingura"
Artist
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
(Japanese, 1839 - 1892)
Date1862 (?)
MediumWoodblock print; ink and colors on paper
DimensionsSheet: 14 1/2 × 9 5/8 inches (36.83 × 24.46 cm)
Image: 13 1/2 × 8 15/16 inches (34.29 × 22.68 cm)
Image: 13 1/2 × 8 15/16 inches (34.29 × 22.68 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marc and Elizabeth Wilson
Object numberF97-33/1
Signedmiddle left: Ikkaisai Yoshitoshi ga
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionLeft side of a diptych or triptych. A woman (the courtesan Okaru) sitting on the bench of a balcony spies upon a man (the hero, Yuranosuke) who is standing on an elevated porch reading a long scrolling letter. Another man (the evil spy Kudayu) is wearing a pair of glasses and hides under the veranda looking at them. On the porch, there are a wash basin, a towel and a blue lantern hung in a pine tree.
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