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The Yaozen Restaurant, San’ya (San’ya, Yaozen), from the series A Collection of Famous Restaurants of Edo (Edo Kōmei Kaitei Zukushi)

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print depicting a restaurant interior. The room has a green floor and salmon-colored ceiling. Sliding doors and windows are open to the outside. Four people wearing kimonos are present. Two people stand and two people kneel on the floor. Dishes and a brazier are on the floor. A mountain and trees are visible through the open window on the left. A body of water with boats is visible through the open window on the right. Japanese characters are written on a green fan and a paper on the ceiling. The image has a beige border.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1838–40
Medium:
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 400 px
Museum record:
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