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Nidanme (Act II: The Pine-cutting Scene), from the series Kanadehon Chūshingura (The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers)


Katsushika Hokusai, Nidanme (Act II: The Pine-cutting Scene), from the series Kanadehon Chūshingura (The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers), 1806, color woodblock print on paper; ōban nishiki-e, The Mary Andrews Ladd Collection, public domain, 32.381

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Title

Nidanme (Act II: The Pine-cutting Scene), from the series Kanadehon Chūshingura (The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers)

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catalog entry: Nidanme (Act II: The pine-cutting scene), from the series Kanadehon Chūshingura

original language: 二段目

series (original language): 仮名手本忠臣蔵

series (translated): The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers

series (transliterated): Kanadehon Chūshingura

translated: Act II

transliterated: Nidanme

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)

Related People

publisher: Tsuruya Kinsuke (Japanese, active ca. 1797-1824)

Date

1806

Period

Japan: Edo period (1615-1868)

Medium

color woodblock print on paper; ōban nishiki-e

Dimensions (H x W x D)

image: 10 1/8 in x 14 15/16 in; sheet: 10 1/8 in x 14 15/16 in

Inscriptions & Markings

series title; title: 仮名手本忠臣蔵 // 二段目, printed in black ink within rectangular cartouche on yellow ground, upper right Transliteration (Translation): kanadehon chūshingura // nidanme (The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers // Act II) Language: Japanese

Collection Area

Asian Art; Graphic Arts

Category

Prints

Japanese Traditional Prints

Object Type

relief print

Culture

Japanese

Credit Line

The Mary Andrews Ladd Collection

Accession Number

32.381

Copyright

public domain

Terms

Edo

Japanese woodblock prints

nishiki-e

relief printing

relief prints

The Mary Andrews Ladd Collection

woodcuts

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