Hiroshige "Suijin Shrine and Massaki on the Sumida River"

This print is one of Hiroshige’s late series, “One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo”. It depicts a distant view over the Sumida River through a branch of a flowering cherry tree. Hiroshige challenges a bold composition with a close view of a cherry tree in front. A combination of pale pink of cherry blossoms over the light blue sky creates a very springy atmosphere.

歌川広重「名所江戸百景 隅田川水神の森真崎」Utagawa Hiroshige "Miesho edo hyakkei: Sumidagawa Suijin no Morimassaki"

Print Size: H 13.6" × W 8.9" / H 34.6 cm × W 22.6 cm
Paper: Echizen Kizuki Hosho Washi made by Living National Treasure, Ichibei Iwano