Cherry-blossom Viewing at Asuka Hill (Asukayama hanami), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Kôto meisho)

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Cherry-blossom Viewing at Asuka Hill (Asukayama hanami), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Kôto meisho)

「江都名所　飛鳥山花見」

Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher: Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudô) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

about 1832–34 (Tenpô 3–5)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Horizontal ôban; 25.2 x 37.5 cm (9 15/16 x 14 3/4 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.8908

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Sakai, Hiroshige Edo fûkei (1996), list #49.1, pl. 453; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 247, horizontal ôban #11.01; Tanba 1965, #192; Matsuki 1939, #130

DescriptionMFA impressions: *06.573 (deaccessioned in 2019), *11.2035 (deaccessioned in 2019), *11.17238 (deaccessioned in 2012), *11.24918 (deaccessioned in 2012), 11.30387, 20.42, 21.8908

Signed Hiroshige ga
広重画

Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極

ProvenanceNovember 1916, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding at the Metzgar sale (lot 453); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.