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Spring: Cherry Blossoms at Goten-yama (Haru, Goten-yama no hana)

Woodblock Print
circa 1832-1834 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Woodblock print, 'Spring: Cherry Blossoms at Goten-yama', from the series 'Famous Views of Edo in the Four Seasons' by Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797-1858), Edo (Tokyo), Japan, circa 1832-1834.


Object details

Object type
Titles
  • Spring: Cherry Blossoms at Goten-yama (Haru, Goten-yama no hana) (assigned by artist)
  • Famous Views of Edo in the Four Seasons (Shiki Kōto meisho) (series title)
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print on paper
Brief description
Woodblock print, 'Spring: Cherry Blossoms at Goten-yama', from the series 'Famous Views of Edo in the Four Seasons' by Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797-1858), Edo (Tokyo), Japan, circa 1832-1834.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 「四季江都名所」 (Series Title)
    Translation
    Famous Views of Edo in the Four Seasons
    Transliteration
    'Shiki Kōto meisho'
  • 「春 御殿山之花」 (Title)
    Translation
    Spring: Cherry Blossoms at Goten-yama
    Transliteration
    'Haru, Goten-yama no hana'
  • 「広重画」 (Artist signature)
    Transliteration
    'Hiroshige ga'
Object history
Purchased from S. M. Franck & Co., accessioned in 1886. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
E.3705-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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