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Sakaichō Fukiyachō Kaomise Yoshibai no Zu

Utagawa Toyoharu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a crowded street scene at night. The street is lined with two-story buildings on both sides. The buildings are orange with gray roofs. A large crowd of people are on the street. Most are wearing traditional Japanese clothing. A man in a yellow robe walks toward the viewer with a large black hat in his hand while another man in a black robe stands still. A man on the far left rides a brown horse. A man in a red robe faces left and holds a brown object in both hands. The background is a black sky. The composition has a central pathway leading to a bridge.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1780
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 360 px
Museum record:
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