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Original TItle: True Account of the Loyal Retainers
Pronunciation: True Account of the Loyal Retainers
MATERIAL: Hand-Written/Painted
TYPE: Book (Set)
DIMENSIONS: 7 1/4 X 10 1/2 inches (closed)
COMPONENTS: 4 volumes; 562 pages, including a map, painting, plan and 6 pages of drawings
CONDITION: Original covers & title slips, contents complete, very rare.
NOTES: Original.
priceInfo: 628-635: 1760, 3600; 220, 450
ITEM ID: 1616
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47 Ronin Manuscript with Maps

PRONUNCIATION: True Account of the Loyal Retainers
DATE
Decade: 1750s
Century: 18th (1701-1800)

Japanese manuscript book set on the Chushingura or the 47 Ronin, including a map, a painting and plan of the Gate of Kira’s House, as well as six pages of drawings of the graves of the 47 Ronin.