Nippon - Chushingura, 47 ronin, Ako incident - volume 1 - woodblock print - published in Japan, 1916 (Taisho 5) Stiff covers - string binding - titel slip on cover - 154 pages - 30 full page woodblock illustrations of the Ako samurai/ronin - dimensions 25 x 17.5 cm - pages made of folded paper - language Japanese. Book is in good condition: on covers some smudges and wear. The Chushingura book was first published in 1719 on the 17th. anniversary of the Ako samurai`s death with the purpose of honoring their bravery. This is a 1916 (Taisho 5) volume with woodblock illustrationsof the samurai. The Forty-Seven Ronin, a group of masterless samurai, were allowed to honorably commit suicide rather than be executed as criminals. Their deed has been celebrated in numerous stories, plays, and films as a model of loyalty and courage in the face of injustice and tyranny.