11, Chikamatsu Kanroku Minamoto Yukishige
- Date:
- 1868, 6th lunar month
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 36 × 24.5 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
Chikamatsu Kanroku Minamoto Yukishige was one of the forty-seven ronin, the loyal retainers who avenged their master Lord Asano in 1703. This 1868 print, numbered 11 in its series, depicts him in the manner of the musha-e warrior portrait, rendered with the fierce concentration Yoshitoshi brought to all his commemorations of samurai loyalty. The forty-seven ronin remained one of the most popular subjects in Meiji-era popular culture, endlessly retold in print, kabuki, and fiction as a model of bushido.
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Frequently Asked Questions
11, Chikamatsu Kanroku Minamoto Yukishige was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in 1868, 6th lunar month.
11, Chikamatsu Kanroku Minamoto Yukishige depicts figures, warriors, and portraits.
11, Chikamatsu Kanroku Minamoto Yukishige measures 36 × 24.5 cm (Oban format).