Yayoi asukayama hanami
[between 1772 and 1776]
1 print: woodcut, color; 21. 5 x 15. 4 cm. Notes:
title and other descriptive information compiled by nichibunken-sponsored edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: jūnikagetsu: twelve months. Format: vertical koban nishikie. Attributed to: kitao shigemasa. Restricted access; material extremely fragile; please use online digital image. Print shows three women and a man having a small tea party beneath blossoming cherry trees. Forms part of: japanese prints and drawings (library of congress). Exhibited: "sakura: cherry blossom as living symbol of friendship" in the graphic arts gallery, thomas jefferson building, library of congress, washington, d. C. , 2012. Subjects:
women--clothing & dress--japan--1770-1780. Beauty--japan--1770-1780. Tea parties--japan--1770-1780. Cherry trees--japan--1770-1780. Flowers--japan--1770-1780. Format: ukiyo-e--japanese--color--1770-1780. Woodcuts--japanese--color--1770-1780--reproductions--1890-1940. Rights info: no known restrictions on publication. Repository: library of congress, prints and photographs division, washington, d. C. 20540 usa, hdl. Loc. Gov/loc. Pnp/pp. Print
exhibit caption: shigemasa's 18th-century hanami (flower viewing) party scene shows three women and a man at asukayama park, opened by japanese shōgun tokugawa yoshimune (1684-1751) who had its famous cherry trees transplanted there in 1720. Comfortably arranged on a ground cover inside a partial enclosure, they are likely enjoying warmed saké. Such parties continue to be a thriving japanese pastime, replete with traditional sake and picnic blankets laid out hours in advance at the best sakura viewing spots. Above the image is a haiku poem describing both arboreal and human "blossoms": murekitaru / hana mata hana no / asuka-yama: all flocked together / blossoms upon blossoms / asuka hill
higher resolution image is available (persistent url): hdl. Loc. Gov/loc. Pnp/jpd. 02258
call number: fp 2 - jpd, no. 1917.
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