Scene 1 from Act XI of The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
The climactic night raid in Act 11 of the Chushingura — the moment when the forty-seven ronin carry out their long-planned revenge on Lord Kira — is depicted in this scene from a Chushingura series. The attack on the Kira compound in the middle of winter, December 1702, is one of the most dramatized events in Japanese history. Hiroshige's version captures the dramatic moment without the elaborate staging typical of kabuki theater representations.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Scene 1 from Act XI of The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重).
Scene 1 from Act XI of The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers depicts snow scenes, night scenes, and warriors.