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Utagawa Hiroshige
Cherry Blossoms on the Jewel River Embankment1856, 2nd month

Not on view
Japanese woodblock print, crowd of figures in kimonos strolling beneath flowering cherry trees, two women with elaborate sashes prominent in the foreground
Woodblock print depicting three women and a child in patterned kimono beneath cherry blossom trees, two figures holding blue parasols; low buildings and a pink sky visible in the background, with small figures gathered in the distance. Publisher and artist seals in lower right.
Japanese woodblock print depicting two women in patterned kimono holding blue parasols in the foreground, with a procession of figures along a fenced canal, traditional buildings, and cherry blossoms overhead; vertical columns of Japanese calligraphy at upper right.

Utagawa Hiroshige, Cherry Blossoms on the Jewel River Embankment, 1856, 2nd month, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Chuck Bowdlear, Ph.D., and John Borozan, M.A., photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige
Title
Cherry Blossoms on the Jewel River Embankment
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1856, 2nd month
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Triptych; color woodblock prints
Dimensions
a) Right image: 14 1/8 x 9 9/16 in. (35.88 x 24.29 cm); a) Right sheet: 14 9/16 x 10 in. (36.99 x 25.4 cm); b) Center image: 14 1/16 x 9 11/16 in. (35.72 x 24.61 cm); b) Center sheet: 14 1/2 x 10 1/16 in. (36.83 x 25.56 cm); c) Left image: 14 x 9 9/16 in. (35.56 x 24.29 cm); c) Left sheet: 14 7/16 x 10 in. (36.67 x 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Chuck Bowdlear, Ph.D., and John Borozan, M.A.
Accession Number
M.2000.105.40a-c
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art