/internal/media/dispatcher/944488/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailIn the Great City of Edo, Three Flourishing Businesses Each Make One Thousand Gold Pieces a Day... (Ô-Edo nichinichi sanzenryô han'ei no tameichi Daikyô sho): Actor Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Soga no Gorô1859 (Ansei 6), 11th monthUtagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV)Maruya TokuzōKoizumi Kanegorō (Hori Kane)Vertical ôban; 37.4 × 25.5 cm (14 3/4 × 10 1/16 in.)Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperBequest of William Perkins Babcock00.7910Mitate.
The first part of the inscription on the fan refers to the three institutions in the city of Edo that were said to be so prosperous that they made a thousand gold pieces every day: the fish market, the Yoshiwara, and the kabuki theater. The last few words have not yet been interpreted. The title suggests that the work might be from a series, with two other sheets representing the fish market and the Yoshiwara, but no others are known.Prints37.40000000000.000000000019020501