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Sanya (Yaozen), from the Famous Restaurants of Edo series; Fukagawa Hachiman Keidai (Niken Jaya), from the Famous Restaurants of Edo series

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Sanya (Yaozen), from the Famous Restaurants of Edo series; Fukagawa Hachiman Keidai (Niken Jaya), from the Famous Restaurants of Edo series

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Place of production or style: Japan
Number of components: Ōban polychrome woodblock print
Dimensions (in cm): L. 22.0, W. 34.0 (each)
Date of production: Edo period First half of the 19th century ca. 1835-1842 (Tenpô 6 - 13)

The Suntory Museum Collection includes 24 of the 30 prints in this series about famous Edo restaurants. They present interior or exterior views of the restaurants with landscapes illustrating the weather or season. The depictions are thus classic examples of work by Hiroshige, who was famed as a landscape artist. Within the fan-shaped cartouche on each is a kyōka or satirical poem related the restaurant. This series of prints (soroimono) also includes many images of people holding meetings for extemporary calligraphy and painting and poetry gatherings. They thus effectively communicate that restaurants at the time also served as settings for literary salons.

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Notable Works

Sanya (Yaozen), from the Famous Restaurants of Edo series; Fukagawa Hachiman Keidai (Niken Jaya), from the Famous Restaurants of Edo series

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