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“Records of the loyal
retainers“
- Chūyū gishin roku (忠雄義臣録) -
“Legend of the loyal retainers“
- Chūyū gishin den (忠雄義臣伝) -
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new pictures: 09/20/21 |
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new information: 09/20/21 |
Two very similar Kunisada Chūshingura series, both designed around 1847/1850. For the series “Records of the loyal retainers”
there are two different sheets of each act 6 and 9.
The series Legend of the loyal retainers
has been printed in many editions, some with a zigzag border in
black and white representing the loyal retainers, others with a
blue border with blue bats in small white circular cartouches
and some with a
ligth blue border with blue bats in small yellow circular
cartouches. |
Records of the loyal retainers | ||
act 01 signature: Ichiyōsai Toyokuni hitsu
size: ōban, yoko-e |
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act 02 signature: Kunisada toneri Toyokuni hitsu
size: ōban, yoko-e |
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variant act 02 The signature is "extended" so that the cartouche with the publisher's name is included. No publisher name recognizable. |
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act 03 signature: Kōchōrō Toyokuni hitsu
size: ōban, yoko-e |
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act 04 signature: Ichiyōsai Toyokuni hitsu
size: ōban, yoko-e |
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act 05 signature: Kunisada toneri Toyokuni hitsu
size: ōban, yoko-e |
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act 06a signature: Kōchōrō Toyokuni hitsu
size: ōban, yoko-e |
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act 06b signature: Kōchōrō Toyokuni hitsu
size: ōban, yoko-e |
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act 07 signature: Ichiyōsai Toyokuni hitsu
size: ōban, yoko-e |
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act 08 signature: Kunisada toneri Toyokuni hitsu
size: ōban, yoko-e |
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act 09a signature: Kōchōrō Toyokuni hitsu
size: ōban, yoko-e |
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act 09b signature: Ichiyōsai Toyokuni hitsu
size: ōban, yoko-e |
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act 10 signature: Kunisada toneri Toyokuni hitsu
size: ōban, yoko-e |
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act 11 signature: Kōchōrō Toyokuni hitsu
size: ōban, yoko-e |
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act 01 signature: Ichiyōsai Toyokuni hitsu
size: ōban, yoko-e |
Legend of the loyal
retainers All prints signed "Ichiyōsai Toyokuni hitsu"; censor seals Mera and Murata; ōban, yoko-e left row published by Izumiya Ichibei, center and right by Yamadaya Shōbei |
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Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) - series and prints