Asakusa Kaminarimon Mae (Kameya)
Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese
Not on view
Formulaic, yet still punctuated by surprising points of view, Hiroshige's lighthearted survey of Edo's famous gastronomic sites includes a punning couplet about each place in the fan-shaped cartouches at the upper right. The eclectic mix of Edo denizens that appears in this series is delightful.
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