Artwork preview

View of the Kabuki Theaters at Sakai-cho on Opening Day of the New Season (Sakai-cho Shibai no Zu), from the series, "Toto Meisho"

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print depicting a crowded street scene. The street runs horizontally across the image, with two rows of buildings on either side. The buildings are multi-story and have signs and banners hanging from them. The street is filled with people walking in both directions. The people are dressed in traditional Japanese clothing. There are also several lanterns hanging from the buildings and floating above the street. The sky above is blue with gray clouds. The image has a beige border around it, with Japanese writing on the right side.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1838
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 412 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
View original
Palette