Utagawa Kuniteru II

Flowers of Tokyo: Bustling opening of the three kabuki theaters in Saruwaka-cho (Tokyo hana saruwaka sanro hanei kaikan zu)

Maker

Utagawa Kuniteru II (Japanese, 1830-1874)
Daikokuya Kinosuke shi, publisher

Title

Flowers of Tokyo: Bustling opening of the three kabuki theaters in Saruwaka-cho (Tokyo hana saruwaka sanro hanei kaikan zu)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1871.11

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Overall: 35.4 x 73 cm (13 15/16 x 28 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Oju (by commission) Ichiyosai Kuniteru ga

Seals: Censor's seal | aratame; date seal | 1871.11

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Roger S. Keyes and Elizabeth Coombs

Object Number

1997.90.12

Type

Exhibition History

Edo Theater
The Drama of Kabuki
Jan 18, 2008 – May 18, 2008

Label copy

Saruwaka Street, located near the Asakusa Kannon Temple in Tokyo (formerly Edo), was the home of the three licensed kabuki theaters beginning in 1841-42. Here you see the Nakamura, Ichimura, and Morita theaters, with each entrance marked by a canopy with large advertisements, including banners of actors hung above the door. Crowds fill the streets as the theatrical season begins in the eleventh lunar month of 1871.

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Utagawa Kuniteru II (Japanese, 1830-1874)
Daikokuya Kinosuke shi, publisher
Flowers of Tokyo: Bustling opening of the three kabuki theaters in Saruwaka-cho (Tokyo hana saruwaka sanro hanei kaikan zu), 1871.11
Polychrome woodblock print
Overall: 35.4 x 73 cm (13 15/16 x 28 3/4 inches)
Gift of Roger S. Keyes and Elizabeth Coombs 1997.90.12

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