Miscellaneous Chûshingura
prints
In
1702, Lord Asano of Akô was provoked by Kira Kozukenosuke Yoshinaka into drawing his sword in the shogun’s palace,
for which he was forced to take his own life, and his estate was
confiscated. Forty-seven
of Lord Asano’s retainers, who were now rônin
(samurai without masters), planned,
and carried out a successful attack on Kira’s palace. Kira’s head was cut
off with the same dagger Lord Asano used to commit seppuku. (The term “hara-kiri”, although more common in
English than “seppuku”, is considered
in
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Series:
Mirror of the Loyal Courage of the Faithful Retainers (Chûshin giyû kagami,
忠臣義勇鑑) Robinson:
206 Date: 11th
month of 1852 Publisher:
Kakumoto-ya Kinjirô Actor:
Nakamura Kanemon IV Role: Takebayashi Sadashichi Takashige (武林貞七隆重) |
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Series: Mirror
of the Loyal Courage of the Faithful Retainers (Chûshin giyû kagami,
忠臣義勇鑑) Robinson:
206 Date: 11th
month of 1852 Publisher:
Kakumoto-ya Kinjirô Actor: Role: Otaka Gengo Tadao
(大鷹伝吾忠雄) |
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Series: Mirror
of the Loyal Courage of the Faithful Retainers (Chûshin giyû kagami,
忠臣義勇鑑) Robinson:
206 Date: 11th
month of 1852 Publisher:
Kakumoto-ya Kinjirô Actor: Ichimura
Uzaemon XII Role: Seta Masanojo (潮田政之丞高教) |
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Series: Robinson: Date: c.
1850-1 Publisher:
Tanba-ya Hanjirô Actor: Role: Ôboshi Yuranosuke |
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Series:
Untitled ôban series Robinson:
Not listed Date: Publisher: Actor: Role:
In Yoichibei’s home,
Konami kneeling with Rikiya standing before a screen in Act II |
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Series: Robinson: Date: Publisher:
Izumi-ya Ichibei Actor: Role: |
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Series:
The print is numbered seven within a circle (㊆) Date: Publisher:
Idzutsu-ya Shôkichi Actor: Role: Ôboshi Yuranosuke (left) and Moronao (right) |
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Series:
The print is inscribed “ro” (ろ) which indicates number two in hiragana order Date: Publisher: Actor: Roles: Ôboshi Rikiya Yoshikane (right), Ôboshi Yuranosuke Yoshio (standing center) and Shikamatsu Kanroku Yukishige (far left) |
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“Robinson” refers to listing of the series in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961).
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