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Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom at Asuka Hill (Asukayama hanazakari), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tôto meisho)


「東都名所 飛鳥山花盛」
Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japanese
Edo period
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Horizontal ôban; 23.7 x 34.6 cm (9 5/16 x 13 5/8 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9821
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Sakai, Hiroshige Edo fûkei (1996), list #82.1, pl. 792; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 244, horizontal ôban #71.01
DescriptionNo publisher's mark on this impression.
Signed Hiroshige ga
広重画
Marks Censors' seals: Mera, Murata
No blockcutter's mark
改印:米良、村田
彫師:なし
ProvenanceMay 1917, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.