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Ukiyo-e Galleries

The Collection of Alec Wood

Chūshingura: The Twelve Acts
「忠臣蔵十二段続」
Kunitane 国胤
Publisher: Imai Keitarō
1901

Signature
梅蝶楼國胤画
Baichōrō Kunitane ga
Colophon
明治三十四年九月一日 印刷同年同月四日発行 画作印刷発行人 東京市浅草区北元二バンチ 今井敬太郎
Commentary
Apparently the left and right sheets of a triptych, pasted together in the opposite order to the original composition. Acts 1 through 5 are listed on the left sheet, and acts 9, 10, and 12 on the right.
The artist is little documented, but appears to have been a student of Kunisada III.
Dimensions
Two attached vertical ōban sheets; 47.3 × 35.6 cm (18.6 × 14 in)
Additional Images
Reverse
Detail: Colophon
Detail: Signature