Details
Digital Media Bank ID: | 94151 |
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Original Filename: | 1 FATMP000967.jpg |
Description: |
From 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo'. Japanese street scene at night, figures with dark shadows and several animals in a street lined with shops. In the sky is a full moon. Notable for the use of peoples' shadows giving the impression of puppets on a stage; the street was home to the kabuki and bunraku theatres. There are 3 Kabuki theatres by the right of the street. The town was named "Saruwaka-machi", from Saruwaka Kanzaburo (Nakamura Kanzaburo). He is the founder of Edo Kabuki. This is no. 90 of the 100 views |
Categories: | Timeline/ 1850s, Collections/ Fine Art |
Credit: | James Pike www.jimpix.com |
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Licence: | Public Domain / CC0 |
Type (of Object or Artwork): | Prints |
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Title (of Artwork / Object): | Night View of Saruwaka Street |
Creator (of Artwork / Object): | Utagawa Hiroshige |
Date Created (of Object / Artwork): | 1856 |
Description (Object or Artwork): |
From 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo'. Japanese street scene at night, figures with dark shadows and several animals in a street lined with shops. In the sky is a full moon. Notable for the use of peoples' shadows giving the impression of puppets on a stage; the street was home to the kabuki and bunraku theatres. There are 3 Kabuki theatres by the right of the street. The town was named "Saruwaka-machi", from Saruwaka Kanzaburo (Nakamura Kanzaburo). He is the founder of Edo Kabuki. This is no. 90 of the 100 views. |
Media: | Image |
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Size: | 16.78 MB; 4620 x 6058 pixels; 391 x 513 mm (print at 300 DPI); |
Orientation: | Portrait |
Linked Accession no.: | FATMP000967 |
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Date Created: | Thu May 09 12:59:00 GMT+01:00 2019 |