Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom at Naka-no-chō in the Yoshiwara (Sakuradoki no Yoshiwara Naka no chō 桜時の吉原仲之町)
Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom at Naka-no-chō in the Yoshiwara (Sakuradoki no Yoshiwara Naka no chō 桜時の吉原仲之町)

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Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom at Naka-no-chō in the Yoshiwara (Sakuradoki no Yoshiwara Naka no chō 桜時の吉原仲之町),

ca. 1791–93 [Kansei 3–5]

Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代歌川豊国, 1769–1825; born and died Tokyo, Japan
Published by Izumiya Ichibei 和泉屋市兵衛, Japanese, active 1792–1802

Japanese

Edo period, 1603–1868

x1983-73

Information

Title
Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom at Naka-no-chō in the Yoshiwara (Sakuradoki no Yoshiwara Naka no chō 桜時の吉原仲之町)
Dates

ca. 1791–93 [Kansei 3–5]

Maker
Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代歌川豊国
Medium

Woodblock print (ōban tate-e format); ink and color on paper

Dimensions

35.3 x 25.3 cm. (13 7/8 x 9 15/16 in.)
mat: 49 x 36.2 cm. (19 5/16 x 14 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Straka

Object Number
x1983-73
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Signatures

Signed: Toyokuni ga

Inscription

Publisher's seal: Sen Ichihan of Izumi Ichibei (1780s–1800s)
Kiwame censor's seal: 1791–1804
Oirant's monogram: crane or three fans in a circle

Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
prints, japanese printmaking styles, woodblock prints, oban
Materials
ink, paper, oban, color
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
fruit trees, children (people by age group), men, houses, women

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