Utagawa Kuniyoshi, an Ukiyo-e artist from the Edo period, painted Tominomori Sukeemon-Masakata, one of the 47 Ako-Roshi samurai.
Horibe Yahei Kanemaru and Chushingura Utagawa Kuniyoshi, a renowned ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period, portrayed Horibe Yahei Kanemaru, one of the Forty-seven Ronin of Ako.
The Ako Ronin were the central figures in the famous Ako Incident, widely known as Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers).
Horibe Yahei Kanemaru was the oldest of the forty-seven at the age of seventy-seven and took part in the historic raid to avenge his lord.
The Ako Ronin remain enduring symbols of loyalty and bravery in Japanese culture, and Horibe Yahei Kanemaru is remembered as one of their most respected members.