Sugoroku of Looking Out from Ryōunkaku, Asakusa Park, November 1890, Utagawa Kunisada III; Publisher: Fukuda Kumajirō, Japanese, 37 3/8 × 14 11/16 in. ( × cm) (sheet, vertical tetraptych of horizontal ōban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, Sugoroku is a popular Japanese board game played similarly to 'Snakes and Ladders.' Edo-period publishers produced Sugoroku boards like this one in a variety of themes, everything from classical literature to erotica. Here, the game board is formed by a famous building, the Ryōunkaku

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