Hiroshige - Chushingura

Ando Hiroshige

A fairly famous print from 1845 it’s from one of his Chushingura or 47 Ronin story, series. This is Act Five, where we see the robber and murderer Sada-kuro Counting Stolen Gold. Look at that brilliant blue color and Hiroshige’s mastery at character design, we really get a feel for who this person is.

Publisher: Aritaya Seiemon

Date: 1845

Condition: Color is good but there's damage and some repairs as shown (see back of print). 

https://art.thewalters.org/detail/5327/chushingura/

https://www.hiroshige.org.uk/Historical_Series/Historical_Series.htm