Night Scene Outside the Kamakura Castle with Bannai Attacking Kanpei, Act 3 from the series Treasury of the Forty-Seven Loyal Retainers (Kanadehon Chūshingura)
PrintsJapanese19th century

Night Scene Outside the Kamakura Castle with Bannai Attacking Kanpei, Act 3 from the series Treasury of the Forty-Seven Loyal Retainers (Kanadehon Chūshingura)

1806

Artists

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎Artist
Classification
Prints
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Century
19th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

horizontal ōban: H. 26 × W. 38.3 cm (10 1/4 × 15 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Dr. Arthur B. Duel, New York (1920s - 1933), sold; to Friends of Arthur Duel, (1933), gift; to the Fogg Museum of Art. Note: Arthur B. Duel bought his prints mostly from dealers, auctions and major print sales in the United States and Europe. An anonymous group of friends purchased the collection from Duel and gave it to the Fogg museum in his name.

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