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川豊春画「浮絵境町葺屋町顔見世夜芝居之図」|Perspective Print (Uki-e) of the Theaters in Sakaichō and Fukiyachō on Opening Night

Utagawa Toyoharu, 1770

MEDIUMWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; horizontal ōban

DIMENSIONS10 x 14 3/4 in. (25.4 x 37.5 cm)

LOCATIONThe Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Utagawa Toyoharu

Utagawa Toyoharu, founder of the dominant Utagawa school, revolutionized ukiyo-e by mastering Western perspective in his 'floating pictures' of landscapes.

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川豊春画 「浮絵境町葺屋町顔見世夜芝居之図」|Perspective Print (Uki-e) of the Theaters in Sakaichō and Fukiyachō on Opening Night

川豊春画「浮絵境町葺屋町顔見世夜芝居之図」|Perspective Print (Uki-e) of the Theaters in Sakaichō and Fukiyachō on Opening Night