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Viewing Cherry Blossoms in Ueno (Ueno hanami no tei), Sheet 1

Viewing Cherry Blossoms in Ueno (Ueno hanami no tei), Sheet 1

(Japanese, died 1694)
about 1681–84 (Tenna 1–4)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print; ink on paper, with hand-applied color
DimensionsHorizontal ôban; 27 × 39.4 cm (10 5/8 × 15 1/2 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number06.300.1
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
Description
Moronobu is considered to be the first artist of the Ukiyo-e school.  He mastered the techniques used by the shogun’s official painters, the artists of the Kano school, to depict historical scenes or illustrations of classical literature; but he chose to show present-day urban fashions instead.  In paintings, book illustrations, and single-sheet prints, he celebrated activities such as flower-viewing picnics in Ueno Park, still a popular spot for enjoying spring in the city.