/internal/media/dispatcher/1126796/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailCherry Blossoms in Full Bloom along the Sumida River (Sumidagawa hanazakari), from the series Famous Places of the Eastern Capital (Kôto meisho)1843–47 (Tenpō 14–Kōka 4)Utagawa Hiroshige ISanoya Kihei (Kikakudō)Horizontal ôban; 23 x 36 cm (9 1/16 x 14 3/16 in.)Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston—Worcester Art Museum exchange, made possible through the Special Korean Pottery Fund, Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution, and Smithsonian Institution—MFA Chinese Expedition, 1923-24RES.54.1840MFA impressions:
First edition, with publisher's mark "Kikakudô" (Sakai pl. 459): 06.2608, 11.41825, 20.45
Second edition, with publisher's mark "Sanoki": (Sakai pl. 471): RES.52.93, RES.54.184
Publisher's mark cut off, all deaccessioned in 2019: *06.1506, *11.2096, *11.2295
Both of the MFA impressions with the publisher's mark "Sanoki" also have the censor's seal "Tanaka," not found on the impression published by Sakai.Prints23.000000000053563101