Hiroshige II's series 'Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chūshingura)' (1855)



Introduction


This page attempts to catalog all known prints in
Hiroshige II's
series 'Chūshingura (忠臣蔵　 -
The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers)'.




The title of each individual print is at the bottom cartouche of the red cartouche
in the top right corner; the series title is at the top.




The series dates from the start of Hiroshige II's career, when he
was about twenty-nine years old. At this point, he was still
using the name
'Shigenobu', the
gō
given to him by his master
Hiroshige I;
the prints in this series are signed 'Shigenobu'.








Technical details




The

  Museum of Fine Arts in Boston
has only a partial set of this series.












The Prints


To see a larger, roughly full-screen, image of any print, please click on the
thumbnail; these images are sized to produce fine detail, and are only moderately
compressed.








Images
Number

Title (Kanji)

Title (Romaji)
Title (English)
Description











#1

大序

Daijo
Opening Act
Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine: The Helmet Inspection
  






#2

二段目

Ni-danme
Act 2
Wakasanosuke's Mansion: The Pine-cutting Scene
  






#3

三段目

San-danme
Act 3
The Rear Gate
  






#4

;四段目

Shi-danme
Act 4
Lord Hangan's Suicide
  






#5

五段目

Go-danme
Act 5
The Yamazaki Highway
  






#6

六段目

Roku-danme
Act 6
The Departure of Okaru
  






#7

七段目

Shichi-danme
Act 7
The Ichiriki Teahouse in Gion
  






#8

八段目

Hachi-danme
Act 8
Michiyuki (The Bride's Journey)
  






#9

九段目

Kyū-danme
Act 9
Yuranosuke's Country Retreat in Yamashina
  






#10

十段目

Jū-danme
Act 10
The Amakawaya Shop
  






#11

十一段目

Jū-ichi-danme
Act 11
The Discovery of Moronao
  








大尾

Taibi
The End
Presenting Moronao's Head at Lord Hangan's Tomb
  


















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