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47 Ronin: Samurai Art by Kunisada

by Ukiyo-E Master Specials

Kunisada's 47 Ronin remains one of the greatest, but rarely celebrated, ukiyo-e series of the late Edo period. This Ukiyo-e Master Special edition of Kunisada's 47 Ronin contains not only Kunisada's complete set of 48 samurai prints, reproduced in full-size and full-colour, but also reference prints from Kuniyoshi's classic series of 1847, complementing each image.

Along with the images, this book contians A.B. Mitford's definitive Legend Of The 47 Ronin, the first English-language version of the story from 1871. This text is also illustrated with 47 Ronin prints by various other classic ukiyo-e artists, including Yoshitora, Yoshitoshi, and Kunichika, bringing the total number of colour prints in the book to over 100. Ukiyo-e Master Specials is a new occasional series highlighting individual print sets by classic ukiyo-e artists.

The story of the 47 ronin - a band of samurai who became masterless after the enforced seppuku (ritual suicide) of their daimyo, Asano Takumi-no-Kami Naganori, is a legend which stems from a true historical episode of deadly revenge during the period 1701-1703. This tale remains one of the most enduring myths in Japanese culture as an exemplar of bushido, the samurai code of honour, which demands loyalty and glorifies vengeance and death.

Softcover. 128 pages. Measures 8 1/2" X 11"

Regular Price $29.99 USD

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