Andō, Hiroshige, 1797-1858 artist still image graphic still image Ukiyo-e-Japanese-Color-1850-1860. Woodcuts-Japanese-Color-1850-1860. ja 1857 monographic [1857] jpn

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1 print : woodcut, color ; 36.3 x 24.1 cm. Print shows a view through a semi-circle of boats on the Uchi River inlet, with blossoms in the foreground and distant view of the Suijin shrine. Restricted access; material extremely fragile; please use online digital image. No known restrictions on publication. Caption label from exhibit "Sakura": Plum Blossoms in Early Spring. Hiroshige's window-framed view is punctuated by a flowering branch of budding plum or ume. Ume, which blooms in early spring, have strong connections to the Asian continent, especially in Chinese poetry and painting, in which they are often portrayed together with the melodious uguisu, or "bush warbler." Its blossoms were a popular inspiration for springtime flower appreciation including hanami (flower viewing) parties in early Japanese culture before the primary focus moved to sakura blossoms. The perspective taken in this image may be from the second-story window of one of several restaurants at the Massaki Inari Shrine, looking across the Sumida River. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Meisho edo hyakkei : 100 famous views of Edo. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie. Illus. in album: Gajō icchō, p. 3. Exhibited: "Sakura : Cherry Blossom as Living Symbol of Friendship" in the Graphic Arts Gallery, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2012. Forms part of: Visual materials from Donald D. Walker collection. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). Rivers Japan Tokyo 1850-1860 Shipping Japan Tokyo 1850-1860 Shrines Japan Tokyo 1850-1860 City & town life Japan Tokyo 1850-1860 Tokyo (Japan) 1850-1860 FP 2 - JPD, no. 1300, p. 3 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/jpd.02920 2009631859 LC-DIG-jpd-02920 DLC hdl:loc.pnp/jpd.02920 aacr gihc DLC 090330 20250607031013.5 15678886 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208)