Utagawa Hiroshige I
Utagawa Hiroshige I, woodblock print in colours, 1854.
"Month Three:
Plum Blossom Viewing Along the Sumida
三月 すみた川梅若詣" From the series "Famous Places and Annual Events of the Eastern Capital
Tōto meisho nenjū gyōji
東都名所年中行事".
Publisher: Maruya Jinpachi (Marujin, Enjudō). 33.4 x 22 cm (sight).
Not examined out of its frame. Wear. Minor foxing.
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The fish in the buckets carried by men in the lower part of the print represets the famous "first bonito"—a type of tuna—that signified the beginning of summer.
Compare with a similar impression in the Tokyo Museum Collection with the accession number: 91220337.
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