Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom Along the Sumida River [Sumida-gawa hana-zakari]

1839-1842

Andō Hiroshige

Associated Names
Andō Hiroshige

Artist, Japanese, 1797 - 1858

This print shows a river scene with a green hill on the left. Trees with pink blossoms, light blue banners, and crowds of indistinct people dressed in white, pink, and blue are visible on top of the hill in the distance. Closer to us, different types of boats drift along the blue river with people sitting or standing on them. The people wear robes or tunics in shades of gray, green, red, or blue, and they appear to have skin in shades of white and peach. On the right, more vessels with white sails are seen in the distance as the river extends into the horizon. The sky is mostly white, although around the horizon it is a peachy-orange color. On the right side of the print are vertical lines of characters.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia (Lugt 982a); bequest to Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1996

  • Sakai, Gankō. Hiroshige, The Collected Edo Landscape Prints = Hiroshige, Edo fūkei hanga daishūsei. Tokyo, Japan, 1996: plate 471 (second edition).

Inscriptions

in block: Hiroshige ga; lower right verso in graphite: [undeciphered kanji]

Markings

in block: censor’s seal: (Tanaka Hejiro?) and publisher's mark (Sanoki); stamped verso in black ink: FBB [inside oval]

Wikidata ID

Q77012573

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