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Chushingura: Act I (from the series Perspective Pictures for The Treasure House of Loyalty)

Kitao Masayoshi

Cleveland Museum of Art

A Japanese woodblock print depicting a large stone staircase leading down to a body of water. The stairs are made of stone and have a railing on the left side. A group of people dressed in traditional Japanese clothing are on the stairs and a platform at the bottom. There are trees and buildings on either side of the stairs, including on the left a roofed structure on the top of the stairs. On the right side, there is a building with a roof and a wall. In the background, there is a body of water with boats on it. The sky is a light pinkish-gray color with some darker pink clouds. The entire image is surrounded by a thin black border with some Japanese writing on the right.

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900 × 666 px
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