Japanese
Actors Nakamura Fukusuke I as Sakuraya Tokuemon and Arashi Kichisaburō III as Sasano Sangobei
Chapter 8 (The Festival of the Cherry Blossoms), from the series of Faithful Depiction of That Purple Figure
Bijinga
Memorial Portrait of Actors Ichimura Takenojō V as Kamiya Jisei and Bandô Kachō (?) as Kinokuniya Koharu
Koume in Honjo: The Ogura-an Restaurant, from the series Famous Restaurants of Edo
Dining out was, and still is, a favorite pastime of the Japanese. In this series of prints Hiroshige depicts some of the most famous, upscale dining destinations in the capital […]