Night at Saruwakacho (One Hundred Famous Views of Edo)

This beautiful print is published by Mokuhan print association which famous publishers join. It took six years to complete this series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo".  Size is the same as the original. The carver used traditional cherrywood (mostly plywood nowadays). The printer used traditional Echizen pure Japanese washi paper.  They used traditional carving tools, printing tools, and ink which is also used on the original. The carving and the printing is faithful to the original. Just stunning and beautiful. Please see the details.  In 1842 Mizuno Echizen no kami, the chief minister of the Tokugawa Government, proclaimed the Tempo Reform and clamped tight controls on social customs and behavior. Pornographic pictures were banned and theaters were also affected. Ichimuraza, Nakamuraza and Moritaza theaters, together with actors and others connected with the theaters, were moved to an out-of-the-way place between the Sensoji Temple and Yoshiwara. The new site of Saruwaka was named