Hiroshige produced an estimated 8,000 designs over his 40-year career, making him one of the most prolific masters of ukiyo-e. His market has strengthened significantly in recent years, with the 2025 Sotheby's Paris record of $2.4M and growing international collector interest.
Act 1 of the Chushingura — the revenge story of the forty-seven loyal retainers of Lord Asano — begins with the fateful encounter at Edo Castle. This [oban](/glossary/oban) print from Hiroshige's "Revenge of the Loyal Retainers" series depicts the formal ceremony where the incident leading to Asano's fatal confrontation unfolds. Hiroshige's treatment of the Chushingura story, produced around 1834–39, differs from his landscape work in its theatrical staging and figure composition.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Act 1 (Daijo), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)" was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重) in c. 1834/39.
Yes — Act 1 (Daijo), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)" is part of the The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura) series by Utagawa Hiroshige.
Act 1 (Daijo), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)" depicts castles, figures, and warriors.
