From Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (1856–58), a 118-print series of vertical oban landscapes and genre scenes that defined the visual image of Edo for generations. A complete set sold for $405,400 at Sotheby's Online Jul 2024.
Saruwaka-cho, in the Asakusa district of Edo, was the theater street where three of the city's licensed kabuki theaters — the Nakamuraza, Ichimuraza, and Moritaza — clustered together. This numbered view captures the lively street scene of the theater district, with playbill posters, vendors, and crowds gathered outside the playhouses in the heart of popular Edo entertainment life.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
#20. Surawaka-cho was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重).
#20. Surawaka-cho depicts urban scenes, kabuki, and market scenes.
