
c. 1834/39
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重 Japanese, 1797-1858
Japan
Kira is found hiding in a shed in the courtyard after the defeat of his retainers. Asano’s death is now avenged by Kuranosuke’s killing of Kira after he refuses to commit seppuku, a tradition expected of a samurai. This scene and the play end with the ronin preparing to march to the site of Asano’s grave with evidence of their success.
Color woodblock print; oban