Artwork

Chushingura: Act VIII (from the series Perspective Pictures for The Treasure House of Loyalty)

Chushingura: Act VIII (from the series Perspective Pictures for The Treasure House of Loyalty) is a print by the Romanticist artist Kitao Masayoshi. It dates from 1794 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Accession no.: 1985.338.8
Credit line: The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith

About this work

Overview

Chushingura: Act VIII is a print from the series Perspective Pictures for The Treasure House of Loyalty, created by Kitao Masayoshi around 1794. It is a woodblock print held at The Cleveland Museum of Art.

Subject & Meaning

The print depicts a woman in a pink robe seated by a river, gazing at a snow-covered mountain. The scene is accompanied by Japanese text, likely providing context or narrative details.

Technique & Style

The print features a predominantly black-and-white landscape with the woman's robe as a focal point. The water is rendered with expressive, wavy lines, while the background is detailed with small huts and rocks, characteristic of ukiyo-e, a style of Japanese woodblock printing.