Drawing for: Flower Viewing at Asuka Hill (Asukayama hanami no zu)

Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858)

1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)

Medium/TechniqueInk and slight color on paper

DimensionsUchiwa-e on horizontal aiban sheet; 24 x 30.6 cm (9 7/16 x 12 1/16 in.)

Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession number21.5337

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ClassificationsDrawings

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ProvenanceMarch 1, 1921, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from K. Matsuki; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.

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Utagawa Hiroshige I

1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)

Drawing for: No. 48, Seki: Side Road to the Ise Shrine (Ômikami no miya betsudô, above), and A City Girl on Pilgrimage to the Shrine (Tojin sangû, below), from the series Fifty-three Pictures of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan zue)

Utagawa Hiroshige I

about 1849–53 (Kaei 2–6)

Drawing for: No. 49, Sakanoshita: the Mountain where the Old Master Threw Away His Brush (Ko hôgen Fudesuteyama), and Sightseeing at Famous Spots (Meisho kenbutsu), from the series Fifty-three Pictures of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan zue)

Utagawa Hiroshige I

about 1849–53 (Kaei 2–6)

Drawing for: No. 52, Ishibe: Travelers Staying at the Inn While It Snows (Ryokyaku setchû tairyû), from the series Fifty-three Pictures of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan zue)

Utagawa Hiroshige I

about 1849–53 (Kaei 2–6)

Drawing for: No. 54, Ôtsu: the Famous Local Product, Ôtsu-e Paintings (Meibutsu Ôtsu-e), from the series Fifty-three Pictures of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan zue)

Utagawa Hiroshige I

about 1849–53 (Kaei 2–6)

Drawing for: No. 55, the End (Daibi), Kyoto (Kyô): the Great Bridge at Sanjô (Sanjô Ôhashi), and Rich and Poor Coming and Going in the Capital (Rakuchû ôrai kisen) from the series Fifty-three Pictures of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan zue)

Utagawa Hiroshige I

about 1849–53 (Kaei 2–6)