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Keisai Eisen
Sketch of the Kabuki Theatre District in Saruwakamachi1842

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Japanese woodblock print, bird's-eye view of a densely built urban district with teal-roofed buildings in a grid layout, sailing vessels in the foreground, a pagoda in the distance, and Japanese text labels throughout

Keisai Eisen, Sketch of the Kabuki Theatre District in Saruwakamachi, 1842, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Chuck Bowdlear, Ph.D., and John Borozan, M.A., photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Keisai Eisen
Title
Sketch of the Kabuki Theatre District in Saruwakamachi
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1842
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
Image: 13 13/16 x 18 1/16 in. (35.09 x 45.88 cm); Sheet: 13 5/8 x 18 3/8 in. (34.61 x 46.68 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Chuck Bowdlear, Ph.D., and John Borozan, M.A.
Accession Number
M.2000.105.172
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art