[Sawamura Gennosuke II] – Yanagibashi

Information

Title	[Sawamura Gennosuke II] – Yanagibashi Yanagibashi 柳橋
Date	c. 1835
Publisher	Uedaya Kyūjirō 上田屋久次郎
City	Edo

Signature	Kōchōrō Kunisada ga 香蝶樓国貞画
Censorship seal(s)	kiwame 極
Publisher’s seal(s)	manji 卍
Inscription	営其？はきの国張に残りけり　訥升 [signed] Tosshō

Width	25,5 cm
Height	37 cm

Object number	SH2018-DM-038
Credit Line	Collection Japan Museum SieboldHuis, gift of Muck and Mieke Douma, 2018

Description

This print pairs the actor Sawamura Gennosuke II (1802–1853) with Yanagibashi. The latter was an important entertainment district just northwest of the western end of the Ryōgoku Bridge. Besides being home to various teahouses and restaurants, it was also known for its boathouses where clients could board rental pleasure boats that took them upriver to the Yoshiwara brothel district.