Estampe japonaise "The Ichiriki Teahouse Scene in Act VII of "Chushingura"" par Isoda Koryusai
Artiste :Isoda Koryusai
Titre :The Ichiriki Teahouse Scene in Act VII of "Chushingura"
Date :about 1776
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Source :Worcester Art Museum
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Description :
The Ichiriki Teahouse scene from the eleven-act Kabuki theatre play Chushingura: The Treasury of the Loyal Retainers (Kanadehon Chushingura, 1748), which memorialized a true-life vendetta (1701-3), became a favorite pillar-print motif. The depiction of the so-called Ichiriki-ya scene required the vertical composition of three figures. Koryusai created at least six different designs of the subject. In this work he visually linked the figures with a lantern, a pine branch and an unfurling letter. The central figure, Oboshi Yuranosuke, was the leader of the
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