The Art Research Center (ARC) is pleased to announce that about 600 works have been newly added to the Chushingura Ukiyo-e Database of Ako City.

Based on an academic exchange agreement between Ako City and the Art Research Center (ARC), Ritsumeikan University, a database of Chushingura ukiyo-e held by Ako City has been constructed and made available to the public online since July 2008.

With the recent addition, 2,564 ukiyo-e prints and one book (4 volumes of Gishi Taikan) related to Chushingura are now available online.

Please take this opportunity to access the Chushingura Ukiyo-e Database of Ako City and explore the diverse world of ukiyo-e related to Chushingura. Furthermore, we also hope you will enjoy our online exhibition on the Chushingura ukiyo-e.

>> Click here for the Ako City Chushingura Ukiyo-e Database.

>> Click here to enter the Ako City Chushingura Ukiyo-e Digital Exhibition.