Seven Great Osaka Actors in Favorite Roles, c. 1790, Jokei, Japanese, died 1810, 7 3/16 x 49 7/16 in. ( x cm) (image)7 3/16 x 70 1/16 in. ( x 178 cm) (mount) 20cm H w/roller, Ink, color, gold, and gofun on silk, Japan, Nikuhitsu ukiyo-e, Osaka was a growing city in the Edo period and a thriving center of commercial activity. With its wealthy merchants, Osaka developed its own unique urban culture. While it had licensed pleasure quarters, it was better known for its puppet plays and Kabuki theater.

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