Plum Estate, Kameido (Kameido Umeyashiki), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)
Utagawa Hiroshige I
(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Uoya Eikichi
(Japanese)
1857 (Ansei 4), 11th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 33.7 x 22 cm (13 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number06.635
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Excursions to various parts of the city to view beautiful seasonal flowers or foliage were a popular form of recreation in Edo. For plum blossoms, the first flowers to bloom in the New Year, the most favored spot was the garden at Kameido with its famous Sleepig Dragon plum tree. Hiroshige’s striking composition, with white plum blossoms against a pink sunset sky, was later copied in oil by Van Gogh.
Excursions to various parts of the city to view beautiful seasonal flowers or foliage were a popular form of recreation in Edo. For plum blossoms, the first flowers to bloom in the New Year, the most favored spot was the garden at Kameido with its famous Sleepig Dragon plum tree. Hiroshige’s striking composition, with white plum blossoms against a pink sunset sky, was later copied in oil by Van Gogh.
ProvenanceMarch 8, 1906, gift of Denman Waldo Ross
Utagawa Hiroshige I
about 1848–49 (Kaei 1–2)
Utagawa Hiroshige I
1857 (Ansei 4), 4th month
Utagawa Hiroshige I
about 1839–42 (Tenpô 10–13)
Utagawa Hiroshige I
1856 (Ansei 3), 9th month
Utagawa Hiroshige I
about 1839–42 (Tenpô 10–13)
Utagawa Hiroshige I
about 1832–34 (Tenpô 3–5)
Utagawa Hiroshige I
about 1845–46 (Kôka 2–3)
Utagawa Hiroshige I
about 1835–38 (Tenpô 6–9)
Utagawa Hiroshige I
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)