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Cherry-blossom Viewing at Asuka Hill (Asukayama hanami), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tôto meisho)


「東都名所 飛鳥山花見」
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Shôeidô, Eisendô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1839–42 (Tenpô 10–13)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Horizontal ôban; 24.5 x 38 cm (9 5/8 x 14 15/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9842
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Sakai, Hiroshige Edo fûkei (1996), list #68.1, pls. 609-610; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 244, horizontal ôban #62.01; Matsuki 1939, #65
DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.9841, 21.9842, 21.9843
Signed Hiroshige ga
広重画
Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印:極
ProvenanceFebruary 1916, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.