Antique C1880 Japanese Ukiyoe Woodblock Print Kanadehouchushingura FL245 Shogi With instruction manual

With instruction manual

The metal plate is fixed with two nails

Kanji symbol mold

Typically on display in Japanese tokonoma alcoves in homes and other establishments such as Japanese traditional inns ryokan

Antique C1880 Japanese Ukiyoe Woodblock Print Kanadehouchushingura FL245 Shogi With instruction manualAntique Japanese Ukiyoe Woodblock Print This is a Japanese woodblock print Ukiyoe by Ikuhide Kobayashi. The title of the kanji characters say Kana Dehon Chushingura(). "Kana Dehon Chushingura" is one of the traditional Japanese performing arts, known as Bunraku (puppet theater) and Kabuki (traditional Japanese theater). This work is based on the story of the Ako Incident (also known as the Forty Seven Ronin Incident), with the narrative adapted to the