/internal/media/dispatcher/1099339/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailFragrant Plum (Niou ume), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)about 1822 (Bunsei 5)Totoya HokkeiShikishiban; 21.4 x 18.6 cm (8 7/16 x 7 5/16 in.)Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paperWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection11.198470The poem and the bronze shrine lantern refer to the Kitano Shrine in Kyoto, dedicated to Sugawara Michizane, who loved plum blossoms. Discussed, but not translated, in Keyes 1985, vol. 1, p. 146.Prints21.400000000021261701