Hayano Wasuke Tsunenari
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Description
Hayano Wasuke Tsunenari was another of the forty-seven loyal retainers of the Ako domain who carried out the famous vendetta in 1703. Kuniyoshi produced individual portraits of most of the forty-seven ronin across multiple series, each depicted in samurai equipment with identifying crests and weapons. These portraits served as a visual memorial to the men whose act of loyalty became Japan's most celebrated moral exemplum, their images sought by admirers for household display.
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Hayano Wasuke Tsunenari was created by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳).
Hayano Wasuke Tsunenari depicts figures, warriors, and portraits.