Title : Act five [of the Kanadehon Chūshingura].

Artist : Katsushika Hokusai

Date : [between 1804 and 1812]

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Source : Library of Congress
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Description : Print shows Yoichibei, an old man, returning home after selling his daughter, Okaru, to a brothel to raise money so that his son-in-law, Kampei, can redeem himself. Yochibei is being robbed and murdered by Sadakurō. Kampei, out hunting, is seen in the background asking a traveler for a fire to light the wick of his musket. Scene from act five of the play Chūshingura or revenge of the 47 Rōnin.

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