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Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom along the Sumida River (Sumidagawa hanazakari), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)


「江戸名所 隅田川花盛」
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1839–42 (Tenpô 10–13)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Horizontal ôban; 25 x 35.9 cm (9 13/16 x 14 1/8 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9955
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Sakai, Hiroshige Edo fûkei (1996), list #59.2, pl. 607; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 247, horizontal ôban #10.2; Matsuki 1939, #158
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.1396, 21.9954, 21.9955
Signed Hiroshige ga
広重画
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.