Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom Along the Sumida River [Sumida-gawa hana-zakari]

Andō Hiroshige

National Gallery of Art

This print shows a river scene with a green hill on the left. Trees with pink blossoms, light blue banners, and crowds of indistinct people dressed in white, pink, and blue are visible on top of the hill in the distance. Closer to us, different types of boats drift along the blue river with people sitting or standing on them. The people wear robes or tunics in shades of gray, green, red, or blue, and they appear to have skin in shades of white and peach. On the right, more vessels with white sails are seen in the distance as the river extends into the horizon. The sky is mostly white, although around the horizon it is a peachy-orange color. On the right side of the print are vertical lines of characters.