Chushingura: Act II of The Storehouse of Loyalty
1794
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
About the artist
1794
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Chushingura: Act II of The Storehouse of Loyalty is a 1794 by Kitagawa Utamaro, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows three women in a room with sliding doors. Two sit on the floor, one adjusting her hair while the other holds a fan. The third woman, dressed in dark robes, kneels near a small box. The background has a small inset scene of a man and two children. Colors are soft—pinks, greens, and muted blues—with bold black outlines. The women’s poses look natural but stylized, with flowing robes and careful hairstyles. The inset scene adds depth, showing a different moment in the same story. Check out Kitagawa Utamaro for more of his detailed prints.
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