Chushingura: Act XI 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 XI of The Storehouse of Loyalty is a 1794 by Kitagawa Utamaro, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a dramatic scene with several figures. In the foreground, a woman in a red kimono stands over a man who is kneeling on the floor. She holds a candlestick in her right hand and appears to be about to strike the man with it. The man is shirtless and wears a green loincloth. He is holding a broom in his right hand and appears to be defending himself. In the background, there is a small inset image of two men in traditional Japanese clothing. They are sitting on the floor and appear to be engaged in conversation. The overall mood of the painting is one of tension and drama. The painting is a work by Kitagawa Utamaro, a Japanese artist known for his woodblock prints and paintings.
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