Edo Meisho: Gotenyama, Cherry-blossom Viewing

Accession Number
1948/1.147

Title
Edo Meisho: Gotenyama, Cherry-blossom Viewing

Artist(s)
Utagawa Hiroshige II

Artist Nationality
Japanese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
mid 19th century

Medium & Support
color woodblock print on paper

Dimensions
8 3/8 in x 13 5/16 in (21.27 cm x 33.81 cm);14 3/8 in x 19 3/8 in (36.51 cm x 49.21 cm);11 13/16 in x 18 7/16 in (30 cm x 46.83 cm)

Credit Line
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Subject matter
Landscape with figures.

Physical Description
People are appreciating the beauty of the cherry blossoms and some are having picnics under the trees. Below the highland where the cherry trees and the people are, the land leads to the fields and hills in the distance. The sky appears to be red along the edge of the hill, suggesting the time as early evening.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
color print

Additional Object Classification(s)
Print

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
color woodcuts
trees

1 Related Resource

Japan Pax Tokugawa 1600-1868
(Part of: Empires and Colonialism)

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