Utagawa Kunisada创作的日本版画《The Treasury of Loyal Retainers Act 5》
艺术家：Utagawa Kunisada
标题：The Treasury of Loyal Retainers Act 5
日期：c. 1848 - 1845
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来源：Honolulu Museum of Art
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Chüshingura was a popular resource for Kabuki plays because of its themes of honor, loyalty and revenge. This famous tale of forty-seven rönin (masterless samurai) was based on a true historical incident. In 1701, the leader of a group of forty-seven samurai was forced to commit seppuku (suicide) for assaulting Kira, a high court official who insulted him. The rönin avenged their leader in 1702 by killing Kira and then committing suicide. In this depiction of a scene in Act 5 of Chüshingura, the robber Sadakurö approaches the old peasant Yoichibei as he prepares to kill him. (from Daring Moves Exhibition. 8/1/06-)
