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The Tori no Machi Festival (New Kabuki Performance)

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The 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.

Classification: Prints

Creditline: Gift of Victor S.K. Houston in honor of his wife, Pinao Brickwood Houston, 1941 (11640.08)

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

Display Date: 1860

Medium: Ink and color on paperTechnique: Nishiki-e (Woodblock print with color blocks)

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People: Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III

Source Id: 8914

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