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Title

Beauty under Cherry Blossoms

Artist

Hosoda Eishi

Physical Description

This is a portrait of a courtesan and her two attendants. The courtesan wears a red cloak with a peacock flying over peonies and a pale green color kimono with “shippô” (seven treasures) pattern. Her green obi, tied in the front, has design of red and blue clouds with gold plants. She is turning away from a viewer to show the gorgeous cloak. Her hair is sculpted in a butterfly shape on the top and has wings to the side. Tortoise-shell combs and multiple hairpins adorn the hair. Her two attendants flank the courtesan; they wear matching, dark green kimono with chrysanthemum flower design and red underkimono. Their kimono have especially long sleeves (furisode), whose openings are tied with ribbons. Their obi are in brocade and tied on their backs. Their hair is sculpted in round shape on their tops and has side wings like the courtesan. They wear silver hair accessories of cherry blossoms and tassels, long hairpins and red silk ribbons. The attendant on the left holds a battledore pad and the right attendant holds a ball. All the women wear black platform sandals. There is a cherry tree in full blossom on the right, from which some petals fall on the women and the ground. There are the artist’s signature and seal on the lower right corner. It has mounting of beige silk and two strips of floral pattern brocade on the top and bottom of the painting.

Artist Life Dates

1756-1829

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1810

Accession Number

1977/1.180

Medium and Support

ink and color on silk

Date Added/Updated

2015-05-15 10:48:01

Primary Keywords

ball (recreational artifact)

cherry tree

children (people by age group)

courtesan

kimono

peacock

peonies

Title

Sword (13th century) and scabbard (18th century) with design of samurai writing a poem under cherry tree

Artist

Kagemitsu

Physical Description

The sword is long and slightly curved; the metal smith's name is engraved on the metal handle.

Artist Life Dates

(active late 13th–early 14th century )

Century

Late 13th-Early 14th century

Object Creation Date

1299-1301

Accession Number

1973/2.85

Medium and Support

forged steel blade with wooden handle and scabbard

Date Added/Updated

2014-08-15 13:00:51

Primary Keywords

cherry trees

hilt

poems

samurai

scabbard

Title

Genji espies Murasaki for the first time, from the Wakamurasaki chapter of The Tale of Genji

Artist

Kanô Tsunenobu

Physical Description

Among a gold and bright mineral pigmented landscape, Genji stands below a cherry tree in full bloom and watches Murasaki, who stands in an architectural structure. A distant stream and hilltops indicate the isolated setting.

Artist Life Dates

active 1636-1713

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1670-1680

Accession Number

2002/1.168

Medium and Support

ink, color, and gold pigment and foil on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:34:58

Primary Keywords

allegory

buildings

cherry tree

figures

flowers

gold

gold (metal)

hills

house

landscape

landscapes

literature

lovers

stream

trees

Title

Cherry Blossoms, from "Color Nature Landscapes II"

Artist

Ralph Gibson

Artist Life Dates

born 1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

1985/1.90.6

Medium and Support

cibachrome print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:23:26

Primary Keywords

cherry tree

flowers

Title

Album of Letters and Sketches, with Poet Portrait as frontispiece (28 pages)

Artist

Sakai Hôitsu

Physical Description

An album of 28 pages. Cover is brown with a faded image at the center, possibly of leaves on an off-white background. The inside of the album primarily contains hand-written text, though some of the text has faded images in the background, and some of the pages are completely images. The first page depicts a seated man in formal attire. and across from him is a seperate painting of a landscape with green mountains. Other images contained within are of various topics with various colors and styles.

Artist Life Dates

1761-1828

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1800-1828

Accession Number

1968/2.55

Medium and Support

album, ink, color and gold leaf on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:07:35

Primary Keywords

album leaf

albums

bamboo

birds

calligraphy

cherry tree

deer

designs

fans (costume accessories)

figures

flowers

gold

grasses

japan

lutes

mount fuji

mountains

ocean

pines

poetry

rocks

trees

waves

willows

Title

Courtesan Relaxing with Attendant

Artist

Okumura Masanobu

Physical Description

A colored image depicting a woman lounging in her chambers. She wears a kimono of red and blue with an artistic stylized pattern. Outside is a cherry tree blooming and the woman's young attendant in a grey kimono.

Artist Life Dates

1686-1764

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1st half of 18th century

Accession Number

1963/1.94

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:05:26

Primary Keywords

cherry trees

gardens

kimonos

lacquer

Title

Hanging a Poem on a Cherry Tree

Artist

Ishikawa Toyonobu

Physical Description

A color woodblock print of a young woman hanging a paper with poem on a cherry tree. The woman is in a kimono with intricate design of cherry blossom, hemp leaves, birds and swirls, pine trees and diamond patterns. She also wears broad obi (sash) in checkerboard patterns, which is bow- tied on her back. There is also a white sash underneath the obi, which supports her long kimono. Her hair is tied on the back and adorn with tortoise-shell comb and pin. The cherry tree is in full bloom; there is a curtain with a family crest behind the woman and the tree; a certain kind of platform with swirling vine pattern is peaking below the curtain. The overall color scheme is in yellow, orange, black and white (the color of the paper). There are artist’s signature and two seals on the right bottom corner, and smaller seal on the left bottom corner.

Artist Life Dates

1711-1785

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1746-1749

Accession Number

1955/1.130

Medium and Support

Urushi-e (color woodblock print) on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 15:59:42

Primary Keywords

cherry tree

curtain

girl

kimono

obi

poem

Title

Edo Meisho: Gotenyama, Cherry-blossom Viewing

Artist

Andô Hiroshige II

Physical Description

People are appreciating the beauty of the cherry blossoms and some are having picnics under the trees. Below the highland where the cherry trees and the people are, the land leads to the fields and hills in the distance. The sky appears to be red along the edge of the hill, suggesting the time as early evening.

Artist Life Dates

1829-1869

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

mid 19th century

Accession Number

1948/1.147

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 15:53:36

Primary Keywords

cherry trees

color woodcuts

trees

Title

Tôto Meisho Series: Flower-viewing at Asukayama

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Landscape with water and mount Fuji in the background. People are wandering on the green grassland, having picnics, and enjoying the pleasant weather and the beauty of cherry blossoms.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1833-1843

Accession Number

1948/1.141

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 15:53:35

Primary Keywords

cherry trees

flowers (plants)

landscapes (environments)

spring

trees

Title

A Cherry Branch

Artist

Warren Lombard

Artist Life Dates

1855-1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1932

Accession Number

1940.73

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 15:52:21

Primary Keywords

cherry

cherry tree

Title

Shaving bowl with design of long-tail bird and flowers

Artist

Artist Unknown, Imari ware, Japan

Physical Description

A medium size, shallow bowl with a semi-circular cut out on the rim. The bowl has flat surface on the rim and is concaved in the middle like a soup bowl. It has two holes on the opposite side of the cut out and a short foot. There is a blue band around the rim. There are two long-tailed birds in red, pale orange and yellow, perched on a blue pine tree which grows underneath the birds. Behind the pine tree trunk, there is a cherry tree in full blossom, its brunches extends in circle around the rim. The cherry tree and blossoms are in red, pale orange and yellow. More cherry flowers adorn the background of the birds. There are also red peonies on the left side of the pine tree; peony flowers also appear as spray on the four sides of the rim, backed by blue cloud design.

Century

Mid-17th century

Object Creation Date

mid 17th century

Accession Number

2002/2.7

Medium and Support

porcelain, blue underglaze, and enamel overglaze painting

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:27:25

Primary Keywords

birds

bowl (vessel)

cherry tree

peonies

pine tree

Title

Imari bowl with design of irises, horses, and blossoming cherries

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

late 19th century

Accession Number

2002/2.17

Medium and Support

Porcelain with enamel overglaze painting

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:27:13

Primary Keywords

birds

bowl

bowls (vessels)

cherry trees

horses

Title

Spring blossoms at Arashiyama

Artist

Kishi Renzan

Artist Life Dates

1805-1859

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1830-1859

Accession Number

1964/1.97

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:26:18

Primary Keywords

boat

cherry tree

figures in landscape

flowers

landscapes

mountains

rivers

spring

trees

Title

Colored Landscape after Gongxian / Red Bird on a Branch

Artist

Jin Cheng and Jin Zhang

Artist Life Dates

(Wuxing, Zhejiang, 1878 - 1926)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1918

Accession Number

1980/1.223A

Medium and Support

folding fan, ink and color on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:25:36

Primary Keywords

birds

cherry tree

landscapes

Title

Still Life with Japanese Print

Artist

Franklin Watkins

Artist Life Dates

1894-1972

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1958

Accession Number

1973/1.793

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:24:51

Primary Keywords

bowl

cherry

curtain

fruit

still lifes

table

window

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #12 Mishima

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A view of a village by the river. Two pine trees and several cherry blossom trees are standing by the river. Several travelers are walking across the bridge, carrying parcels and goods. The river meanders and leads to the mountains in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.328

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:15:39

Primary Keywords

bridges (built works)

cherry trees

travelers

trees

villages

water

Title

Very Very Cherries

Artist

Mark Bressler

Artist Life Dates

born 1951

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2004

Accession Number

2004/1.83A

Medium and Support

maple, lacquer and silver

Date Added/Updated

2012-11-25 18:11:29

Primary Keywords

cherry (tree)

wood (plant material)