Catalog record · 目録番号 46116
The Pumpkins of Sunamura
Catalog note / 解説
Kuniyoshi The Pumpkins of Sunamura A Tour of Edo's Famous Products The area of present-day Sunamachi in Tokyo’s Koto ward was originally known as Sunamura. The famous product of this area was the tonoasu, or kabocha pumpkin. Here a woman clutches a pumpkin as she seems absorbed in conversation. The small sub-picture shows a view of Edo bay, looking out from Sunamura Niita. Normally great amounts of attention were paid to the kimono worn by the figures in ukiyo-e prints. Many of these prints show the very latest in fashion, and the figures are all decked out in these new styles. Many of the women who appear in the A Tour of Edo’s Famous Products series are shown wearing the extremely popular…
Image record / 画像情報
JAODB · ca. 1812-1861 · jaodb
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