Cherry Blossoms on the Banks of the Tama River
1856 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · National Diet Library, Tokyo
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This print
About this work
- Artist
- Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
- Year
- 1856
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Original size
- approx. 36 × 24 cm (ōban)
- Collection
- National Diet Library, Tokyo (impression pid 1303246; many other impressions exist)
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
- Series
- One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
A great cherry tree in full pink bloom leans over a path at the left, and a long line of blossoming trees follows a narrow blue canal into the distance, where crowds of visitors stroll beneath them. A teahouse with an upper balcony stands among the trees at the right. The print is number forty-two in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, published by Uoya Eikichi, with a censor's seal of the second month of 1856, and it closes the spring section of the series. Cherry viewing along waterways was one of the main pleasures of spring in Edo. The soft pinks are printed with little outline against a pale sky; impressions vary in colour and condition.
This full-bleed edition prints the work edge to edge from a high-resolution scan of the original, very slightly cropped (a few percent at most) to fit the sheet. The gallery edition shows the whole work, uncropped. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
Cherry-blossom pink, fresh green and a narrow blue canal, for a bedroom, living room or child's room at 16×24 in natural wood. It pairs with Plum Orchard in Kamada for two spring blossom prints.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Ukiyo-e painting
- Era
- 19th century (1856)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cornflower blue, blush pink
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- living room, bedroom, kids room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, travelers, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.
Framing. Printed edge to edge: a slim black or natural wood frame right to the image, or let the canvas wrap do the framing. Also available gallery-wrapped on canvas, ready to hang with no frame.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.
