Chushingura: Act IV 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 IV of The Storehouse of Loyalty is a 1794 by Kitagawa Utamaro, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This woodblock print shows three people in a garden. A woman in a black dress and tall hat holds a fan and a small box, looking down. A man kneels beside her, wearing a striped robe and a hood. Another woman sits near tall green plants, holding a fan too. The background has a small scene of two more figures near a fence. The artist used flat colors and clean lines, but the shadows under the hoods add depth. The garden setting looks peaceful, but the characters’ poses suggest tension. Look up Kitagawa Utamaro to see more of his detailed prints.
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