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The Plum Garden at Sugita

Woodblock Print
1851 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Plum Garden at Sugita (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour print from woodblocks
Brief description
Woodblock print, Utagawa Hiroshige I; 'The Plum Garden at Sugita', from an untitled series of views of famous places in the provinces; fan print, Japanese, 1851
Physical description
Fan print, aiban size. Artist signature: Hiroshige ga. Publisher mark: Sanoya Kihei. Censor seals: Kinugasa and Murata.
Dimensions
  • Approx. height: 220mm
  • Approx. width: 290mm
Style
Credit line
R. Leicester Harmsworth Gift
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 createdNovember 19, 2003
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