Japanese Print "Seppuku Suicide - Chushingura - 47 Ronin" by Utagawa Kuniaki
Artist:Utagawa Kuniaki
Title:Seppuku Suicide - Chushingura - 47 Ronin
Date:1862.
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Description:
"Kanadehon Chushingura" Act 4. The ill-fated lord Enya Hangan (played by Sawamura Tossho) was forced to commit seppuku suicide. He asked his loyal retainer, Oboshi Yuranosuke (played by Kataoka Nizaemon) to avenge his death using the short sword he was using for the suicide.
