Japanese Print ""Act 11, Scene 1--Departure for the Night Attack"" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese Print ""Act 11, Scene 1--Departure for the Night Attack"" by Utagawa Hiroshige, 歌川広重 (Utagawa Hiroshige)

Artist:Utagawa Hiroshige

Title:"Act 11, Scene 1--Departure for the Night Attack"

Date:1834-1839

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Source:Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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The complex Kabuki epic Ch�shingura concludes in act 11, in which the forty-seven loyal retainers finally avenge the wrongful death of their lord. This print shows the men uniformly dressed crossing a bridge in the stealth of night as they make their way to the enemy's mansion. The snow-covered landscape of Hiroshige's design accords with the season when the true revenge took place. In the foreground, two samurais unload ladders, which will be used to scale the mansion's walls. In contrasting the warrior's dark silhouettes with snow covered bridge, Hiroshige skillfully created an ominous atmosphere that suggests the collective mental state of the vengeful warriors.

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