Lady Kaoyo Approaches Ashikaga Tadayoshi, Act 1from the series Chushingura

Artist/Maker Utagawa Hiroshige I 初代目歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797–1858)

Datemid-1830s

MediumColor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

DimensionsHorizontal ōban; overall: 9 3/16 × 14 1/16 in. (23.4 × 35.7 cm)

Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest

PortfolioChushingura

Object number1950.1067

Status

Not on view

Collections

Asian

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