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| Keywords: Actors as Okaru and Yuranosuke from Act VII of Chushingura (5765887860).jpg en <b>Accession Number </b> 1939 1 b <b>Display Artist </b> Momokawa Choki <b>Display Title </b> Actors as Okaru and Yuranosuke from Act VII of Chushingura <b>Creation Date </b> 1798-1801 <b>Medium </b> Woodblock <b>Height </b> 24 1/2 in <b>Width </b> 4 1/2 in <b>Display Dimensions </b> 24 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in 62 23 cm x 11 43 cm <b>Credit Line </b> Gift of Mrs Clinton G Abbott from the Estate of her father Mr William G Clarke <b>Label Copy </b> After Yuranosuke flung his sword into the floorboards of the veranda and killed the spy who read the contents of the secret scroll he freed Okaru from prostitution by purchasing her contract from the brothel Since she too had read the letter he keeps her with him so that he can control what she does with her knowledge In an added twist to the story Okaru had been sold into prostitution by her family to pay for her husbands admittance into Yuranosukes league of samurai retainers <b>Collection </b> http //www sdmart org/art/our-collection/asian-art The San Diego Museum of Art 2007-05-09 16 09 07 https //www flickr com/photos/thesandiegomuseumofartcollection/5765887860/ Flickr en thesandiegomuseumofartcollection PD-old-100 Art of Japan in the San Diego Museum of Art | ||||
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