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Blossoming Cherry Trees in Ueno Park (Ueno kōen kaika zu)

Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print depicts a family outdoors under flowering trees. A man wearing a military-style uniform with red and gold trim around the edges and a black hat stands on a raised porch. He looks to his right and holds a sword on his right side. A small boy stands in front of him on the steps wearing a blue and green robe and red hat. A woman in a blue dress with white flowers, green underdress, and red lining stands on the right, looking to her left and gesturing with her left hand. A tree trunk is on her right. The background features a house with white siding, a tiled roof and a red banner with kanji characters on the right. Pink and white cherry blossoms hang from the trees.

Artwork Details

Date
1888
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
422 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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