Judanme,Kuniyasu Utagawa,Photo of Ukiyo-e,Japan,Forty Seven Ronin,c1815,Sword

Title: Judanme
Title Translation: Act ten [of the Chushingura].
Creator(s): Utagawa, Kuniyasu, 1794-1832, artist
Date Created/Published: [between 1815 and 1818]
Summary: Print shows a masked man, one of the Ronin, with a sword attacking Osono, the estranged wife of Gihei, in order to cut her hair to the customary length of a nun making it impossible for her father to marry her off to someone else. While this is taking place Gihei is standing behind a wooden screen. Having passed the test of loyalty to the Ronin's plan, Gihei is about to be rewarded with his wife's hair and receipt of the divorce letter he wrote in duress.
Notes:
Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006.
From the series: Chushingura juichidan tsuzuki : The eleven acts of Chushingura.
Actor Mitate.
Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
Forty-seven Ronin.
Theatrical productions--Japan--1790-1810.
Actors--Japan--1810-1820.
Allegiance--Japan--1810-1820.
Spouses--Japan--1810-1820.
Format:
Ukiyo-e--Japanese--1810-1820.
Woodcuts--Japanese--Color--1810-1820.
Bookmark /2009615203/
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