Japanese Modernism Across Media
Asakusa koen Kajino Foeuri (Casino Fleuri, Asakusa Park)
Title
Asakusa koen Kajino Foeuri (Casino Fleuri, Asakusa Park)
Description
Shin Tokyo Hyakkei
The mood in Asakusa in the late 1920s and early 1930s was most often described as “erotic grotesque nonsense,” reflecting the focus on hedonistic pleasures that attracted visitors to the district. Representative of the establishments that attracted the crowds was the Casino Follies, the site of the first erotic reviews performed in the city. The casino was based on two Parisian revues: the Casino de Paris and the Folies Bergère. Author Kawabata Yasunari frequented the Casino Follies and drew upon it for his 1930 novel The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa.
SM 2012
The mood in Asakusa in the late 1920s and early 1930s was most often described as “erotic grotesque nonsense,” reflecting the focus on hedonistic pleasures that attracted visitors to the district. Representative of the establishments that attracted the crowds was the Casino Follies, the site of the first erotic reviews performed in the city. The casino was based on two Parisian revues: the Casino de Paris and the Folies Bergère. Author Kawabata Yasunari frequented the Casino Follies and drew upon it for his 1930 novel The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa.
SM 2012
Creator
Kawakami Sumio
Source
http://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?museum=&t=objects&type=exact&f=&s=sumi&record=45
Date
1930
Format
woodblock
H: 20.955cm
W: 26.67cm
H: 20.955cm
W: 26.67cm
Files
Citation
Kawakami Sumio, “Asakusa koen Kajino Foeuri (Casino Fleuri, Asakusa Park),” Japanese Modernism Across Media, accessed April 25, 2024, https://ds-omeka.haverford.edu/japanesemodernism/items/show/572.
