Yang Guifei (Yôkihi) Viewing Cherry Blossoms from Verandah, Yashima Gakutei, circa 1823

Yang guifei (yôkihi) viewing cherry blossoms from verandah, from the series cherry trees for the katsushika circle, with poems by shunrûtei chikauo (kaneuo) and hakumôsha kazumori (banshu, manshu), edo period, circa 1823 transliterated title: katsushika sakura zukushi: yôkihi (yang guifei) zakura ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "shikishiban" format; ink, color and metallic pigment on paper paper: h. 21. 4 cm x w. 18. 7 cm (8 7/16 x 7 3/8 in. ) harvard art museums/arthur m. Sackler museum, gift of the friends of arthur b. Duel, 1933. 4. 1693. Date: circa 1823.