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The entrance to the Ichiriki. The Ichiriki offers similar services to the other ochaya in Kyoto, with maiko and geisha hired from a geisha house (okiya) to provide entertainment and conversation to guests at parties. [6] The Ichiriki does not prepare food, but customers can order catering à la carte, which is delivered to the house. [1]
Ichiriki Chaya entrance. Ochaya are typically very exclusive establishments; with very rare exceptions, a person may only enter if they are already an established patron, or are accompanied by a patron, with reservations. [3] Relationships to ochaya can often be traced back generations, and are generally associated with a family or company.
The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (仮名手本忠臣蔵, Kana dehon Chūshingura [1]) is an 11-act bunraku puppet play composed in 1748. [2] It is one of the most popular Japanese plays, [3] ranked with Zeami's Matsukaze, although the vivid action [4] of Chūshingura differs dramatically from Matsukaze. [5]
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Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Japanese: 富士三十六景, Hepburn: Fuji Sanjū-Rokkei) is the title of two series of woodblock prints by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hiroshige, depicting Mount Fuji in differing seasons and weather conditions from a variety of different places and distances.
Chaya Shirōjirō (茶屋四郎次郎) was the name of a series of wealthy and influential Kyoto-based merchants who took part in the red-seal trade licensed under the Tokugawa shogunate. [1] Members of the Chaya family , they were also centrally involved in the country's production and trade in textiles.
[1] [2] Among the prints are three of Hokusai's most famous: The Great Wave off Kanagawa, Fine Wind, Clear Morning, and Thunderstorm Beneath the Summit. [1] The lesser-known Kajikazawa in Kai Province is also considered one of the series' best works. [3] The Thirty-six Views has been described as the artist's "indisputable colour-print ...
One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Japanese: 富嶽百景, Hepburn: Fugaku hyakkei) is a series of three illustrated books by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai.It is considered one of Japan's most exceptional illustrated books (), and alongside the Hokusai Manga, the most influential in the West. [1]