Artist: Utagawa Kunimaru [歌川国丸] (Japanese, 1794 – 1829).
Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋 仙三郎] (fl. 1815 – 1869).
Date-kiwame seal: Bunsei 10 (1827).
Signed: Ichiensai Kunimaru ga [一円斎国丸画].
Play: Chūshingura [忠臣蔵] (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers), 11th act, Night Battle [十一段目夜討之図].
Act XI: The Attack on Kō no Moronao Mansion.
Kō no Moronao [高 師直] (Japanese, d. 1351).
Ref: Ako City Museum of History
Inscription on the soba peddler box: Nihachi soba udon [二八そば うどん] – twice eight soba and udon (16 mon per serving).
Additional Information
| Collection | Fan print (Uchiwa-e) [団扇絵] , Japanese prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Fan , Woodblock print |
| Period | 19 AD , Bunsei era [文政] (1818–1830) , Edo period [江戸時代] (1603–1868) , Mid-19th century |
| Country | Japan |
| Media/Technique | Ink and color on paper , Woodblock print (nishiki-e) |
| Size | Fan print. Uchiwa-e |
| Subject | Chūshingura [忠臣蔵] (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers) |
| School | Utagawa (歌川) |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1827 , Bunsei 10 |
| Acquisition year | 2017 |
