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Japan, 1939, Softwraps

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[Japan] Original 1939 Illustrated Japanese Album SAMURAI REVENGE Ronin Torii Kotondo

1939 JAPANESE PICTURE ALBUM SAMURAI REVENGE 47 RONIN CHUSHINGURA KOTODO

The revenge of the forty-seven rōnin (四十七士, Yon-jū-Nana-shi, forty-seven samurai), also known as the Akō incident (赤穂事件, Akō jiken) or Akō vendetta, is an 18th-century historical event in Japan in which a band of rōnin (leaderless samurai) avenged the death of their master.

This is a prewar book of prints ( 50) showing scenes from the 47 Ronin incident with a narrative description. The pages are printed on one side only.

Title : Ako Gishi Seichu Gakan.

Picture album with accompanying text about the 47 Ronin (Chushingura)With 50 stunning color illustrations by renowned Japanese artist Torii Kotondo . Each illustration is artist signed

Original by Torii Kotondo (1900 – 1976)

Ako Gishi Seichu Gakan,
Shobunsha, 1939. Album with story in 50 prints

1939 JAPANESE PICTURE ALBUM SAMURAI REVENGE 47 RONIN CHUSHINGURA KOTODO

Width : 15 inch / 38 cm

Length :7 inch / 18 cm

Language: Japanese