/internal/media/dispatcher/1091693/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailChobokure Street Musicians in Columbine Flowers of the Pleasure Quarters (Kuruwa no odamaki), from the series Entertainments of the Niwaka Festival in the Yoshiwara in Full Swing (Seirō Niwaka zensei asobi)MinemaroMaruya Jinpachi (Marujin, Enjudō)Vertical ōban; 35.2 x 23.5 cm (13 7/8 x 9 1/4 in.)Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection11.150420Names of the players: Kiku, Maru, Eda, Ima, Tami, Chō, Kiyo, Kume
Chobokure, also called chongare, was a form of street performance that used rhythm instruments such as sistrums (shakujo) with fast patter songs or recitations.Prints35.200000000020753201