Japanese Print "47 Ronin - Kanadehon Chushingura Act.1" by Utagawa Kunisada

Artist:Utagawa Kunisada

Title:47 Ronin - Kanadehon Chushingura Act.1

Date:1861.

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"Kanadehon Chushingura", Act.1 : "Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine". Moronao tries to give a love letter to the wife of the regional lord Enya Hangan, Kaoyo Gozen. As she refuses and Moronao threatens her, the landlord Momonoi Wakasanosuke wants to rescue her by raising his sword, but is stopped by the Shogun's younger brother Tadayoshi.

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