The revenge of the loyal leaderless samurai, Utagawa Hiroshige, 1846
Snowy landscape with all 47 ronin (leaderless samurai) gathering before avenging the death of their leader; in the foreground a rope ladder is thrown over the wall; in the background a bridge over a river. The small rectangular cartouches mention the names of the samurai. Label line: mentioned on object hiroshige (i), utagawa (1797 - 1858), 1846, color woodcut; line block in black with color blocks
collection: prints; japan (collection). Object Type: print. Date: 1846. Place of creation: Japan; Tokyo; Tokyo. Dimensions: beeld Height: 366 mm (14.40 in) beeld Width: 740 mm (29.13 in). Medium: paper. De wraak van de trouwe samoerai zonder leider-Rijksmuseum RP-P-OB-JAP-16