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accession number:	1921.358
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Chushingura: Act X of The Storehouse of Loyalty, late 1790s. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806). Color woodblock print; sheet: 36.6 x 26.1 cm (14 7/16 x 10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from J. H. Wade 1921.358

title:				Chushingura: Act X of The Storehouse of Loyalty
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creation date:			late 1790s
creation date earliest:		1797
creation date latest:		1799
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creditline:			Gift from J. H. Wade
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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
technique:	color woodblock print
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Print
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CREATORS

* Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 36.6 x 26.1 cm (14 7/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
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	inscription:	Signature: Utamaro hitsu
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eiju han, emblem)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Japanese Prints from the Museum Collection
	opening date:   1934-09-05T04:00:00
	<i>Japanese Prints from the Museum Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 5-October 28, 1934).

	title:		Exhibition of the Month: Ways of Drawing Nudes
	opening date:   1945-01-30T04:00:00
	<i>Exhibition of the Month: Ways of Drawing Nudes</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 30-June 6, 1945).

	title:		Transformations in Japanese Printmaking
	opening date:   1984-09-25T04:00:00
	<i>Transformations in Japanese Printmaking</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 25-December 30, 1984).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cleveland Museum of Art Education Department, 1980: Japanese Woodblock Print: Themes and Techniques.<br>Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; December 12, 2004- April 10, 2005. "Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections".

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PROVENANCE

	(sale: Walpole Galleries, 1921, lot 318)
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	(Yamanaka & Co.)
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wall description:
Stage version: The hero Gohei bravely plants himself on a chest of armor and weapons to prevent government officials from discovering them before they are smuggled out of the house. He holds off the officials by claiming that the chest contains personal belongings of the lady of the house. Exposing these items would bring her humiliation and dishonor. See <em>Chushingura: Perspective Picture for the "Treasure House of Loyalty" </em>(1985.338.10). Parody print: Utamaro converted this moment of lofty bravery into one of humor. A drunkard guards a cask of sake to prevent the maid from opening it.
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