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Cherry Blossoms on Asuka Hill in Edo (Tôto Asuka no hana), from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers at Famous Scenic Spots (Shôkei setsugekka)


「勝景雪月花 東都 飛鳥の花」
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Publisher: Akamatsuya Shôtarô (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1832–33 (Tenpô 3–4)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Horizontal koban; 12.5 x 17 cm (4 15/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9231
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Hokusai Updated (2019), #356-3; Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 224, horizontal koban #19.3
Signed Saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu
前北斎為一筆
Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印:極
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.