Blossom Collection (page 100)

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo III as Sukeroku, 1793 or 1797 (?). Creator: Katsukawa Shun ei
The Actor Ichikawa Komazo III as Sukeroku, 1793 or 1797 (?). Attributed to Katsukawa Shun ei

Goten Hill (Gotenyama), from the series "Famous Places for Flowers in the Eastern Capital (Toto hana meisho)", late 18th century. Attributed to Kitao Masanobu

Oshichi Carrying a Blossoming Cherry Branch, c. 1727 / 30. Creator: Okumura Toshinobu
Oshichi Carrying a Blossoming Cherry Branch, c. 1727/30. Attributed to Okumura Toshinobu

Bowl with Blossoming Vines and the Eight Buddhist... Qing dynasty
Bowl with Blossoming Vines and the Eight Buddhist Symbols, Qing dtnasty (1368-1911), Yongzheng period (1723-1735)

Bowl with Blossoms and Radiating Petals, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng period (1723-1735)

Deep Dish with Peony, Pine Branches, Plum Blossoms, Chrysanthemum, Cherry, and Lotus Flowers, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 19th century

Covered Box with Peony Blossom, Tang dynasty (618-907), 9th century. Creator: Unknown
Covered Box with Peony Blossom, Tang dynasty (618-907), 9th century

Triangular Five-Tiered Box with Bamboo, Plum Blossom, and Pine Trees, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), 16th century

Parrot on plum branch, c. 1848/52. Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige II
Parrot on plum branch, c. 1848/52

Snowy Rabbit, 1867. Creator: Yabu Chosui
Snowy Rabbit, 1867

Snuff Bottle with Birds on Trees, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Creator: Unknown
Snuff Bottle with Birds on Trees, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Bowl with Goats among Flowering Peonies, Pomegrenates, and Cherry Blossoms, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Daoguang reign mark and period (1821-1850)

Conical Bowl with Blossoming Plum, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Creator: Unknown
Conical Bowl with Blossoming Plum, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Covered Bottle-Vase (Meiping) with Children among Blossoming Vine, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), 12th century

Noble woman in a carriage viewing cherry blossoms, c. 1796. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Noble woman in a carriage viewing cherry blossoms, c. 1796

Women Viewing Cherry Blossoms, c. 1793. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Women Viewing Cherry Blossoms, c. 1793

Komachi, from the series "Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen)", c. 1789/90. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Komachi, from the series "Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen)", c. 1789/90

New Clothes for the Festival of New Herbs... late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
New Clothes for the Festival of New Herbs (Wakana no hatsuisho): Tamagiku of the Kadotamaya with Attendants Kikuno and Kikuji, late 18th-early 19th century

Ono no Komachi Visiting Kiyomizu Temple, about 1788. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Ono no Komachi Visiting Kiyomizu Temple, from the series The Fashionable Seven Komachi (Furyu nana Komachi), Edo period (1615-1868), about 1788

Prunus Tree, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), dated 1892 (from inscription on the back)

The Courtesan Hinazuru of the Chojiya and Her Attendants, early 1790s

The Courtesans Misayama of the Chojiya and Wakana of the Matsubaya Parading... c
The Courtesans Misayama of the Chojiya and Wakana of the Matsubaya Parading under Cherry Blossoms, c. 1789/1801

Birth of the Buddha, c. 1710. Creator: Hanekawa Chincho
Birth of the Buddha, c. 1710. The young Buddha stands on a lotus flower

The Actors Ichimura Takenojo IV and Ogino Isaburo I as firewood peddlers in the play " Niwatori Oshu Genji, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1726, 1726

Pleasures of the Seasons, c. 1700. Creator: Hishikawa Morohira
Pleasures of the Seasons, c. 1700. People enjoying a day out among blossoming cherry trees

Honbo, from the series "Scenes of Flower-viewing at Ueno (Ueno hanami no tei)"
Honbo, from the series " Scenes of Flower-viewing at Ueno (Ueno hanami no tei)", c. 1681/84

Young Woman Reading Tanzaku Tied to a Cherry Tree, c. 1741. Creator: Ishikawa Toyonobu
Young Woman Reading Tanzaku Tied to a Cherry Tree, c. 1741

Sharing an Umbrella - A Set of Three (Aigasa sanpukutsui), c. 1755

Battledore and shuttlecock, c. 1748. Creator: Ishikawa Toyonobu
Battledore and shuttlecock, c. 1748

New Year Gift, 1863. Creator: Kamata Gensen
New Year Gift, 1863

Parody of the Well Curb Story from the Tales of Ise, c. 1789/1801. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Parody of the Well Curb Story from the Tales of Ise, c. 1789/1801

Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Goten Hill, c. 1787. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Goten Hill, c. 1787

Flower Wagon, c. 1730. Creator: Hanekawa Chincho
Flower Wagon, c. 1730

Flower-Viewing Party with Crest-Bearing Curtain, from the series "Flower Viewing at
Flower-Viewing Party with Crest-Bearing Curtain, from the series " Flower Viewing at Ueno (Ueno hanami no tei)", c. 1681/84

Bush warbler on plum branch, 1830s. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Bush warbler on plum branch, 1830s

Blossoming plum branches, c. 1843/47. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Blossoming plum branches, c. 1843/47

Bullfinch and Weeping Cherry (Uso, shidarezakura), from an untitled series of flowers and birds, Japan, c. 1834

Cotton Roses and Sparrow, from an untitled series of Large Flowers, Japan, c. 1833 / 34
Cotton Roses and Sparrow, from an untitled series of Large Flowers, Japan, c. 1833/34

Dandelions and clovers beneath cherry tree, Japan, c. 1807. Creator: Hokusai
Dandelions and clovers beneath cherry tree, Japan, c. 1807

Famous Trees in the Eastern Capital: The Cherry Tree at Naruko (Toto meiboku... Japan, c)
Famous Trees in the Eastern Capital: The Cherry Tree at Naruko (Toto meiboku Naruko no sakura), Japan, c. 1807

Hawk on a Plum Branch, Japan, 1800. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Hawk on a Plum Branch, Japan, 1800

Horse beneath a Flowering Plum Tree, Japan, c. 1797 / 99. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Horse beneath a Flowering Plum Tree, Japan, c. 1797/99

The Embankment at Mimeguri, Japan, 1799. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
The Embankment at Mimeguri, Japan, 1799

A Set of Three Romantic Journeys (Michiyuki sanpuku tsui), Japan, c. 1799

Cherry Blossom Banquet (Oka no utage), Japan, n. d. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Cherry Blossom Banquet (Oka no utage), Japan, n.d

Plum Branch, Japan, late 18th century. Creator: Kitao Shigemasa
Plum Branch, Japan, late 18th century

Sugawara Michizane crossing to China (Toto Tenjin), Japan, c. 1770s

Courtesan and Attendants Parading under Cherry Tree, Japan, c. 1771

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