Name: UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Brand: Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Gotenyama (Gotenyama hanami no zu)
Price: 9000.00 GBP
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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Gotenyama (Gotenyama hanami no zu)
From the series Famous Places in Edo: Views of the Four Seasons (Edo meisho shiki no nagame)
Woodblock print
Each sheet signed Hiroshige ga
Censor's seals Muramatsu (Muramatsu Genroku) and Yoshimura (Yoshimura Gentaro)
Published by Maruya Jinpachi (Marujin, Enjudo), circa 1847-48
Vertical oban triptych:
Left sheet: 37.1 x 25.7 cm. (14⁵⁄₈ x 10¹⁄₈ in.)
Centre sheet: 37.3 x 25.7 cm. (14³⁄₄ x 10¹⁄₈ in.)
Right sheet: 37.3 x 25.7 cm. (14³⁄₄ x 10¹⁄₈ in.)

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Gotenyama (now Kita-Shinagawa) was a famous spot for cherry blossoms during the Edo period. In this triptych a group of women can be seen picnicking under the trees with a panoramic view out over Tokyo Bay. Three further women in the foreground are also enjoying the view.

For another impression in the collection of the Tokyo Metropolitan Library, object no. 0511-C63, go to:
https://www.library.metro.tokyo.jp/portals/0/edo/tokyo_library/english/modal/index.html?d=5421