Shinsui's extensive oeuvre spans bijin-ga, landscapes, and genre subjects. Auction averages over 12 months reflect healthy collector demand across all subject types.
This print depicting the moment news broke of the vendetta achieved by the Ako ronin reconstructs a famous historical event—the 1703 revenge killing of Lord Kira by the forty-seven retainers of Lord Asano—that had been a subject of Kabuki theater, popular fiction, and visual art for two centuries. Shinsui's rendering likely depicts the public's reaction to the shocking news rather than the event itself, using the [bijin-ga](/glossary/bijin-ga) or genre figure format to frame a historical subject. The Ako incident (Chushingura) retained powerful cultural resonance throughout the modern period.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Breaking News - Ako Roshi Vendetta Accomplished was created by Ito Shinsui (伊東深水).
Breaking News - Ako Roshi Vendetta Accomplished was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Breaking News - Ako Roshi Vendetta Accomplished depicts figures, kabuki, and warriors.
