Skip to main content
Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience.
Menu
Main navigation
Visit
Toggle Visit submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Visit
—
Visit
—
Family visits
—
Group visits
—
Audio app
—
Out-of-hours tours
—
Tours and talks
—
Object trails
—
Accessibility
—
Food and drink
—
Late opening on Fridays
—
Museum map
Exhibitions and events
Collection
Toggle Collection submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Collection
—
Collection
—
Collection online
—
Galleries
—
Blog
—
The British Museum podcast
Learn
Toggle Learn submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Learn
—
Learn
—
Schools
—
Communities
—
Adult learning
—
Young people
Membership
Toggle Membership submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Membership
—
Membership
—
Renew Membership
—
Events
—
Buy Membership
—
Renew Gift Membership
—
Existing Members
—
Buy Under 26 Membership
—
Upgrade your Membership
—
How your money helps
—
Buy Gift Membership
—
Visiting as a Member
—
Members' Room
Support us
Toggle Support us submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Support us
—
Donate
—
Corporate support
—
Become a Patron
—
Supporter case studies
—
Become a Volunteer
—
Existing Patrons
—
Leave a legacy
—
American Friends of the British Museum
Secondary navigation
Shop
Search
Donate
Hide menu
print
Object Type
print
Museum number
1948,1009,0.44
Title
Object:
Youchi ni rannnyu 夜打ニ 乱入
(The Night Attack, Scene 2: Breaking In)
Series:
Chushingura 忠臣蔵
(The Loyal Retainers)
Description
Colour woodblock print. Scene 2 from Act XI of Chushingura, the Loyal Retainers breaking into the mansion of their sworn enemy Ko no Moronao.
Producer name
Print artist:
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Cultures/periods
Tenpo Era
Production date
1830s (mid)
Production place
Made in:
Japan
Materials
paper
Technique
woodblock
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Subjects
literature
history
myth/legend
castle/fort
bamboo
Associated names
Associated with:
Ko no Moronao (高師直)
Associated titles
Associated Title:
Chushingura
Associated Title:
Raid, the
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Adam Luke Gowans
Acquisition date
1948
Department
Asia
Registration number
1948,1009,0.44