The Plum Garden at Sugita
Woodblock Print
1851-1852 (made)
1851-1852 (made)
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This 'uchiwa-e' (rigid fan print) design by Hiroshige shows the view from a famous plum garden. It originally stood in what is now part of the grounds of the Myohoji Temple in the Isogo district of Yokohama. Mount Fuji rises in the west behind the gnarled form of a plum tree. A woman leans against a palanquin while her seated companion lights a pipe from a small brazier. The characters on the sign above them read 'senjicha / oyasumidokoro', meaning 'tea / resting place'.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Plum Garden at Sugita (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Woodblock print on paper |
| Brief description | Woodblock print, 'The Plum Garden at Sugita' from an untitled series of views of famous places in the provinces by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), Japan, Edo (Tokyo), 1851–1852 |
| Physical description | Woodblock print. Uchiwa-e (fan print). Aiban size. Two figures in landscape scene. Artist signature: Hiroshige ga. Publisher mark: Sanoya Kihei. Censor seals: Kinugasa and Murata. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by R. Leicester Harmsworth |
| Summary | This 'uchiwa-e' (rigid fan print) design by Hiroshige shows the view from a famous plum garden. It originally stood in what is now part of the grounds of the Myohoji Temple in the Isogo district of Yokohama. Mount Fuji rises in the west behind the gnarled form of a plum tree. A woman leans against a palanquin while her seated companion lights a pipe from a small brazier. The characters on the sign above them read 'senjicha / oyasumidokoro', meaning 'tea / resting place'. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.2928-1913 |
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| Record created | November 19, 2003 |
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