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Chapter 8 (The Festival of the Cherry Blossoms), from the series of Faithful Depiction of That Purple Figure

Actors Nakamura Fukusuke I as Sakuraya Tokuemon and Arashi Kichisaburō III as Sasano Sangobei

Two Courtesans with Attendants In Cherry Blossom Season

Actors Onoe Kikujirō II as Kasane and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Mameda

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 city of Edo (Tokyo). Fine food and lively conversation will never go out of fashion.

Actor Kataoka Gadō II as Kameya Chūbei

Azalea in Maruyama, from the series Eight Views of Ikaho

Beauties, from the triptych Hanamurasaki and the Visage of Genji

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