[Ichimura Uzaemon XII] – Hirokōji

Information

Title	[Ichimura Uzaemon XII] – Hirokōji Hirokōji 廣小路
Date	c. 1835
Publisher	Uedaya Kyūjirō 上田屋久次郎
City	Edo

Signature	Kōchōrō Kunisada ga 香蝶樓国貞画
Publisher’s seal(s)	manji 卍
Inscription	[.....] [signed] Kakitsu III 三代目家橘

Width	25,2 cm
Height	37 cm

Object number	SH2018-DM-036
Credit Line	Collection Japan Museum SieboldHuis, gift of Muck and Mieke Douma, 2018

Description

Hirokōji (‘Wide Lane’) was a spacious terrain at the western end of the Ryōgoku Bridge, of which the purpose was to stop the spread of potential fires. It was also a lively entertainment district with numerous market stalls, small theatres, and teahouses, one of which is illustrated here together with Ichimura Uzaemon XII (1812–1851).