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Act VIII (Hachidanme no zu 八段目之圖), from the series “Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers” (Ukie Chūshingura 浮世絵忠臣蔵)

Katsukawa Shuntei 勝川春亭, 1770–1820

Japanese

Edo period, 1603–1868

x1983-71

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Title

Act VIII (Hachidanme no zu 八段目之圖), from the series “Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers” (Ukie Chūshingura 浮世絵忠臣蔵)

Maker

Katsukawa Shuntei 勝川春亭

Medium

Woodblock print (ōban yoko-e format); ink and color on paper

Dimensions

block: 26 x 38.8 cm. (10 1/4 x 15 1/4 in.) mat: 36 x 48.8 cm. (14 3/16 x 19 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Straka

Object Number

x1983-71

Place Made

Asia, Japan

Signatures

Signed far right: Shuntei ga

Marks/Labels/Seals

Penciled on lower center, inside margin of mat: Chushingura, act 8

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Type

woodblock prints, oban, prints, japanese printmaking styles

Materials

oban, color, paper, ink

Techniques

woodcut (process)

Subject

men, mountains, shores (landforms), women, figures (representations), roads, journeys, waves (natural events), travel

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Japanese, Edo period (1603–1868), Katsukawa Shuntei 勝川春亭 (1770–1820), Act VIII (Hachidanme no zu 八段目之圖), from the series “Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers” (Ukie Chūshingura 浮世絵忠臣蔵). Woodblock print (ōban yoko-e format); ink and color on paper; 26 x 38.8 cm (block), 36 x 48.8 cm (mat). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Straka (x1983-71) https://artmuseum-beta.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/15505

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