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Kanadehon Chûshingura Act one: P.3593-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Kanadehon Chûshingura Act one

Maker(s)

Designer: Hiroshige, Utagawa

Entities

Categories

Description

Colour print from woodblocks. Ôban. Mid 1840s. Signed: Hiroshige ga. Publisher's seal: Aritaya Shiba Shin (Aritaya Seiemon). Censor's seal: mura

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1913) by Riches, Thomas Henry

Dating

19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1845

School or Style

Japanese
Ukiyo-e

Components of the work

Sheet Height 244 mm Width 362 mm

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.3593-R
Primary reference Number: 182519
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 10 May 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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