The Ichiriki Teahouse Scene in Act VII of "Chushingura"
Artist
Isoda Koryūsai 磯田 湖龍齋
(Japanese, 1735–about 1790)
Dateabout 1776
MediumWoodblock print, ink and color on paper; nishiki-e; hashira-e
Dimensions69.2 x 12.5 cm (27 1/4 x 4 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.195
Label TextIsoda Koryusai (1735-90)
The Ichiriki Teahouse Scene in Act VII of "Chushingura"
About 1776
Artist's signature: Koryusai ga (drawn by Koryusai)
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper; nishiki-e; hashira-e
John Chandler Bancroft Collection, 1901.195
The Ichiriki Teahouse scene from the eleven-act Kabuki theatre play Chushingura: The Treasury of the Loyal Retainers (Kanadehon Chushingura, 1748), which memorialized a true-life vendetta (1701-3), became a favorite pillar-print motif. The depiction of the so-called Ichiriki-ya scene required the vertical composition of three figures. Koryusai created at least six different designs of the subject. In this work he visually linked the figures with a lantern, a pine branch and an unfurling letter.
The central figure, Oboshi Yuranosuke, was the leader of theProvenanceJohn Chandler Bancroft, Boston, MAOn View
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