The Tori no Machi Festival (New Kabuki Performance)

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Shin Butai Oiri Tori no Machi
新舞台

Artist Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III (Japanese, 1786 - 1865)

Publisher Ōtaya Takichi (c. 1850s~1860s)

Date1860

GeographyJapan

MediumInk and color on paper Technique: Nishiki-e (Woodblock print with color blocks)

DimensionsOther (Mat): 50.8 x 71.1 cm (20 x 28 in.)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift of Victor S.K. Houston in honor of his wife, Pinao Brickwood Houston, 1941 (11640.08)

Object number11640.08

DescriptionThe Tori no Machi Festival (known also as the Tori no Ichi Fair) is a popular annual fair held on the day of the rooster in November at the Temple of Tori (Juzaisan Chokoku-ji) in Asakusa. The figure on the right holds a bamboo rake decorated with various goods, which people often carry as auspicous symbols during the festival.

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