The Love Letter, Edo period (1615–1868), late 18th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 26 5/16 in. (66.8 cm); W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Prints, Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815), The ukiyo-e print tradition was part of a lively popular culture, and its artists often made humorous allusions to plays and poems as well as prints by other artists. Here Kiyonaga parodies a print depicting Act VII of the popular Kabuki play Chushingura, or 'Loyal League of Forty-seven Ronin
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Love Letter, Edo period, 1615–1868, late 18th century, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print, ink, color, paper, H, 26 5/16, 66.8 cm, W, 4 3/4, 12.1, Prints, Torii Kiyonaga, Japanese, 1752–1815, ukiyo-e, print, tradition, part, lively popular, culture, artists, humorous allusions, plays, poems, well, prints, Kiyonaga parodies, print depicting, Act, VII, popular Kabuki, play, Chushingura, Loyal League, Forty-seven Ronin
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