"id","title","medium","classification","dimension","object_name","continent","country","culture","dated","room","style","inscription","signed","markings","text","description","provenance","portfolio","creditline","accession_number","artist","role","nationality","life_date","image_copyright","department","rights_type","image","image_width","image_height","restricted","public_access","curator_approved","catalogue_raissonne","art_champions_text","see_also","searchTerm","searchScore" "61537","Night View of Saruwaka-machi","Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper"," Prints","13 7/16 x 8 11/16 in. (34.1 x 22 cm) (image) 14 1/2 × 10 in. (36.8 × 25.4 cm) (sheet, vertical ōban) 22 1/16 x 17 15/16 in. (56 x 45.6 cm) (mat)","Print (ukiyo-e / fūkei-ga)","Asia","Japan",,"1856, 9th month","Not on View","19th century","","Hiroshige ga 広重画","Censor: kai, September 1856 Publisher: Sakanaya Eikichi","After the fire of 1841, a new theater district was established to the northeast of Asakusa Kannon Temple known as Saruwaka Street, after Saruwaka Kanzaburo, the founder of the first Kabuki theater in Edo over 200 years earlier. In this print, Hiroshige illustrates three theaters on the west (right) side of the street, identified by the boxed turrets that project above the eaves of the buildings. Tea houses and puppet theaters are located on the east (left) side of the street. Hiroshige's dramatic use of Western one-point vanishing perspective for this print is unique among the 118 prints of the series. The relative darkness of the Kabuki theaters suggests that the season has not yet begun. This, together with the shadows of the people cast by the moonlight, give the print a hauntingly quiet impression, quite at odds with the typical bustling atmosphere associated with Saruwaka Street.","","","From One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei 名所江戸百景)","The Margaret McMillan Webber Estate","51.40.26","Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Sakanaya Eikichi","Artist","Japanese","Japanese, 1797 - 1858","","Asian Art","Public Domain","valid",2002,2938,0,"1",0,"Ukiyo-e shūka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 250, vertical ōban #62.46",,"[""61537"",""63441""]",, "63441","Night View of Saruwaka-machi","Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper"," Prints","13 3/8 x 8 11/16 in. (34 x 22.1 cm) (image) 13 13/16 × 9 1/2 in. (35.1 × 24.2 cm) (sheet, vertical ōban)","Print (ukiyo-e / fūkei-ga)","Asia","Japan",,"1857, 9th month","Not on View","19th century","","Hiroshige ga 広重画","Censor: kai, Sep. 1856 Publisher: Uoei","Concerned with the hedonistic activities of commoners, the government instituted a series of reforms in 1842 that aimed at curbing the city's thriving entertainment industry. All Kabuki theaters were required to relocate in the Saruwaka-machi district in the northeast part of the city. The plan backfired. Rather than making it difficult for people to attend the ribald performances, the area became a thriving attraction with countless businesses and restaurants catering to rowdy theatergoers. In this depiction of Saruwaka-machi, the three theaters can be identified by their turrets that rise above the row of roofs on the right. Because performances were allowed only between sunrise and sunset, this print, with a full moon in the sky, shows the area after the theaters had closed. Nevertheless, people are still shown dallying in the street, savoring the lingering excitement of the performances they saw earlier in the day. Others are undoubtedly patronizing the restaurants, whose lights give off a welcoming glow.","","","From One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei 名所江戸百景)","Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr.","P.75.51.383","Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Sakanaya Eikichi","Artist","Japanese","Japanese, 1797 - 1858","","Asian Art","Public Domain","valid",1821,2784,0,"1",0,"Ukiyo-e shūka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 250, vertical ōban #62.46",,"[""61537"",""63441""]",,