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The Loyal League (Chushingura)

Utagawa Toyokuni II

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese woodblock print with a green border. The scene features two parts, one on top of the other. The top part depicts a man in a black robe standing on an elevated yellow area with a person in an orange robe crouched to his left. To their right, a woman in a dark robe with a light pink sash stands on the right. The lower part shows a man on one knee to the left of a pink building. In front of him are two people on the ground; one crouching and wearing a purple robe and a black top with a yellow and red pattern; the other sitting with a red and black robe. The background features greenery. A fence and a sloping roof are on the right side. The print features Japanese writing on a yellow vertical rectangle on the left and vertically on the right side.

Artwork Details

Medium
Pentaptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
408 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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