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A Kabuki Performance at Saruwakacho, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital

A Kabuki Performance at Saruwakacho, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital

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Utagawa Hiroshige

Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige
(Japanese, 1797 - 1858)
Title
A Kabuki Performance at Saruwakacho, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital
Date
ca. 1849-1850
Medium
Color woodcut
Dimensions
9 5/8 x 14 1/2 in. Overall
Credit
John H. Van Vleck Endowment Fund purchase
Accession No.
1997.40
Classification
Prints
Geography
Japan

Related

  • Schlombs, Adele. "Hiroshige: 1797-1858." Koln, Germany: Taschen, 2007. pp. 30-31

  • Kabuki: The Drama of Japanese Prints: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 4/19/2003–6/22/2003
  • Splendors of Edo: Japanese Prints, 1750-1930: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 8/7/1999–10/10/1999

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