Schets van het bewonderen van de bloesem door de lusthuizen Seiro hanami ryakuzu (titel op object), RP-P-1956-756, Utagawa Hiroshige, between 1833 and 1837

Identification title(s): sketch of admiring the blossoms through the pleasure houses. Seiro hanami ryakuzu (title on object). Object type: print object number: rp-p-1956-756. Catalog reference: jap cat iv 40. Description: fan print depicting a lively procession of courtesans, shinzo and kamuro, accompanied by various men, during the annual outing of the yoshiwara courtesans to asukayama to view the flowering trees there. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: hiroshige (i), utagawa (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: japan. Dating: 1833 - 1837. Physical characteristics: color woodcut; line block and color blocks in blue on mica background. Material: paper mica technique: aizuri-e. Dimensions: top: h 147 mm (ogi-e, fan shape) × w 596 mm. Subject: what: fan. Acquisition: purchase 1956. Date: between 1833 and 1837.