Act ten of the Chushingura

Act ten of the Chushingura. Print shows a masked man, one of the Ronin, with a sword attacking Osono, the estranged wife of Gihei, in order to cut her hair to the customary length of a nun making it impossible for her father to marry her off to someone else. While this is taking place Gihei is standing behind a wooden screen. Having passed the test of loyalty to the Ronin's plan, Gihei is about to be rewarded with his wife's hair and receipt of the divorce letter he wrote in duress. Date between 1815 and 1818

Chushingura Customary Divorce Duress Else Estranged Impossible Loyalty Marry Masked Passed Receipt Rewarded Ronin Someone Wrote

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