Japanese Print "Spies - Chushingura Act. 7" by Utagawa Kunisada

Artist:Utagawa Kunisada

Title:Spies - Chushingura Act. 7

Date:1857.

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"Kanadehon Chushingura" Act 7. The courtesan Okaru spies on a letter being read by Oboshi Yuranosuke (the center). Heiemon, Okaru's brother, notices her act and decides he must kill her to keep the secret of their league. Meanwhile the spy of the enemy, named Kudayu, hides beneath the veranda, reading the letter as it falls.

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