Illustrations of the forty-seven ronin (gishi yon ju nana ni no nai)

Utagawa Yoshitsuya
Japan
1822 – 1866

Illustrations of the forty-seven ronin (gishi yon ju nana ni no nai)
1848-50
woodblock printed book; ink and colours on paper, 50 prints (25 folded leaves)
Place made
Edo (Tokyo)
Medium
woodblock printed book; ink and colours on paper, 50 prints (25 folded leaves)
Dimensions
34.9 x 49.2 cm (each)
Credit line
M.J.M. Carter AO Collection through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2023
Accession number
20233G77
Signature and date
Signed, l.l., black ink, “Ichieisai Yoshitsuya ga”, translated as “Picture by Yoshitsuya”.
Collection area
Asian art - Japan
Image credit
Photos: Stewart Adams