Bokusui tsutsumi hanazakari no zuTITLE TRANSLATION:Cherry blossoms in full bloom along Sumida River. – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic print captures Bokusui tsutsumi hanazakari no zuTITLE TRANSLATION:Cherry blossoms in full bloom along Sumida River. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Bokusui tsutsumi hanazakari no zuTITLE TRANSLATION:Cherry blossoms in full bloom along Sumida River.
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Cherry trees in full bloom line the banks of the Sumida River in this triptych, with foreign visitors mingling among Japanese strollers. The sheet belongs to a series titled *The Most Beautiful Place in Tokyo*, published in 1881 under the name of Nemoto Masayoshi. Its signature credits Hiroshige, and the record identifies the artist as Ando Hiroshige III, a later artist who used the name of the celebrated Edo-period printmaker. Spring viewing of blossoms along the Sumida was a long-standing custom, and by the 1880s it drew both local residents and the newly arrived foreigners who appear here.
| Created / published | 1881 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Koizumi Minokichi 1833-1906 engraver. |
| Medium | 1 print on hōsho paper : woodcut color ; 34.9 x 72.3 cm. (block) 34.9 x 72.4 cm. (sheet). |
| Notes | Title from item. Signature: Motome ni ōzu Hiroshige ga (by request). From series entitled: Tōkyō meisho dai ichi no shōkei (The most beautiful place in Tokyo). Annotations stamps etc. on verso of print: 4162-7; 47623a (white label); 997-1. Earlier control number: 4162-7. Gift; Mrs. E. Crane Chadbourne; 1930; (DLC/PP-1930:47623a). Forms part of: Chadbourne collection of Japanese prints (Library of Congress). Form of name (100) in original record: Ando Hiroshige III; Source of name (100): LCNA; Per NAR Ando Tokubei is alternate name for Ando Hiroshige(Hiroshige I). Per Lane Tokubei is an alternate name for both Hiroshige I and Hiroshige III. Dates would argue that would be III rather than I. Could an artist be also the engraver? Presumably could be. If so would he use a different name in his engravers capacity? Need to find out where 700 came from. Several records |
| Subjects | Foreign visitors--Japan--1880-1890. Cherry trees--Japan--1880-1890. Sumida River (Japan)--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints |
| Original scan | 5,113 × 4,142 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-JFP-227283 |
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