Japanese Print "Act five." by Kitagawa Utamaro

Japanese Print "Act five." by Kitagawa Utamaro, 喜多川歌麿 (Kitagawa Utamaro)

Artist:Kitagawa Utamaro

Title:Act five.

Date:[between 1799 and 1801]

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Source:Library of Congress
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Print for a scene from Act 5 of the Chūshingura which shows the robber Sadakurō holding a sword at the throat of Yoichibei, an elderly man, as he robs him and then kills him. In the background, Kampei, holding a rifle, shoots at a wild boar, but kills Sadakurō instead.

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