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Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Gotenyama
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A scene of cherry blossom viewing at Gotenyama (Palace Hill) in the city of Edo (now Tokyo), features five adults and a child at the top of the hill. At the center of the action, a courtesan lights her pipe from that of a fashionably dressed young man of samurai status, and smoke billows up to the sky.
| Artist / Maker | Utagawa Toyokuni |
|---|---|
| Date | late 1700s–early 1800s |
| Culture / Origin | Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) |
| Medium | Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk |
| Dimensions | Painting: 56.6 x 87.7 cm (22 5/16 x 34 1/2 in.); Mounted: 159.4 x 89.9 cm (62 3/4 x 35 3/8 in.) |
| Department | Japanese Art |
| Type | Painting |
About the Artist
Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769–1825) Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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