Popular Ōtsu-e Phenomenon', 1848, Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Publisher: Minatoya Kohei, Japanese, 1798 - 1861, 14 5/16 × 28 3/4 in. ( × cm) (image, sheet, vertical ōban triptych), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, Folk paintings produced by anonymous artists in Ōmi Province (present-day Shiga Prefecture) during the Edo period came to be called Ōtsu-e (Ōtsu paintings) because they were sold in and around the town of Ōtsu, an official way station on the Tōkaidō road

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