Estampe japonaise "Snake Tattoo - Fireman of Edo" par Toyohara Kunichika
Artiste :Toyohara Kunichika
Titre :Snake Tattoo - Fireman of Edo
Date :1871.
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Source :artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description :
"Sakari Edo no Hanagata" (Flower of Edo). Kabuki actor, Nakamura Shikan is in the role of a tattooed fireman holding his fire company's symbol, "matori". As the old saying, "the fire and quarrels are the flower of Edo", suggested; the flamboyant firemen had been regarded as the representative of the brave and quick tempered Edo'ists.
