Japanese Print "Chushingura, 47 Ronin" by Keisai Eisen

Artist:Keisai Eisen

Title:Chushingura, 47 Ronin

Date:ca. 1830

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Source:Robyn Buntin of Honolulu
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Act 4 from the kabuki version of Chushingura, the story of the revenge of the 47 ronin. Refer to our Dictionary. Here a daimyo commits the required suicide for having drawn his sword against a Government official, and his wife goes to a nunnery.

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