Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige
Title: Tale of the Forty-Seven Ronin: Act XI, First Episode
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Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
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Description:
In the background, the ronin cross a bridge at night on their way to attack the castle of Kira. Two ronin, in the foreground, have crossed the river in a boat. In the event that someone tries to attack them on the way back, the boat will be used to escape with their enemy's head. (Act XI)
