Cherry Blossoms at Night on Naka-no-chō in the Yoshiwara, c. 1832-1838, Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Sanoya Kihei, Japanese, 1797 - 1858, 8 3/4 × 13 9/16 in. ( × cm) (image, horizontal ōban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, Along with the fish market at Nihonbashi and the Kabuki theater district, the Yoshiwara licensed pleasure quarter was one of the busiest areas in Edo. This print depicts the Yoshiwara's main street after sunset, when business began to pick-up. Flowering cherry trees line the roadway. Such trees were transplanted

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