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Art and Documentation: Watercolors of the Original Sakura
Memorandum of Walter Tennyson Swingle
Typescript memorandum with initials of Walter Tennyson Swingle (1871–1952), 1923. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (001.02.00)
Seisaku Funatsu and Walter Tennyson Swingle in Tokyo
Unknown photographer. Seisaku Funatsu and Walter Tennyson Swingle in Tokyo. Digital photograph from the facsimile copy of Kōhoku Ōfu (an album of cherry blossom trees in the Kōhoku region that documented the 57 sakura varieties planted along the Arakawa River bank), originally produced by Seisaku Funatsu, 1918. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library (001.01.00)
A Special Gift to Washington from the City of Tokyo
Fukurokuju (God of Longevity)
K. Tsunoi, possibly Kōkichi Tsunoi (fl. 1892–1921). Fukurokuju. Watercolor, 1921. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (010.00.00)
Shirayuki (White Snow)
K. Tsunoi, possibly Kōkichi Tsunoi (fl. 1892–1921). Shirayuki (White Snow). Watercolor, 1921. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (005.00.00)
Gyoi-Kō (Robe Yellow)
K. Tsunoi, possibly Kōkichi Tsunoi (fl. 1892–1921). Gyoi-Kō (Robe Yellow). Watercolor, 1921. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (004.00.00)
Ichi-yō (Single Leaf)
K. Tsunoi, possibly Kōkichi Tsunoi (fl. 1892–1921). Ichi-yō (Single Leaf). Watercolor, 1921. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (008.00.00)
Fugenzō or Fukenzō (Fugen’s Elephant)
K. Tsunoi, possibly Kōkichi Tsunoi (fl. 1892–1921). Fugenzō or Fukenzō (Fugen’s Elephant). Watercolor, 1921. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (002.00.00)
Mikuruma-gaeshi (Cart Turning Back)
K. Tsunoi, possibly Kōkichi Tsunoi (fl. 1892–1921). Mikuruma-gaeshi (Cart Turning Back). Watercolor, 1921. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (003.00.00)
Somei-yoshino
K. Tsunoi, possibly Kōkichi Tsunoi (fl. 1892–1921). Somei-yoshino. Watercolor, 1921. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (009.00.00)
Kwan-zan (Barrier Mountain)
K. Tsunoi, possibly Kōkichi Tsunoi (fl. 1892–1921). Kwan-zan (Barrier Mountain). Watercolor, 1921. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (012.00.00)
Taki-nioi (Cascade Fragrance)
K. Tsunoi, possibly Kōkichi Tsunoi (fl. 1892–1921). Taki-nioi (Cascade Fragrance). Watercolor, 1921. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (006.00.00)
Ariake (Daybreak)
K. Tsunoi, possibly Kōkichi Tsunoi (fl. 1892–1921). Ariake (Daybreak). Watercolor, 1921. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (011.00.00)
Jyonioi or Jōnioi (Upper Fragrance)
K. Tsunoi, possibly Kōkichi Tsunoi (fl. 1892–1921). Jyonioi or Jōnioi (Upper Fragrance). Watercolor, 1921. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (007.00.00)
Sakura: Cherry Blossoms in Japanese Cultural History
Hanami: Blossom Viewing Party
Kitao Shigemasa (1739–1820). Yayoi or Sangatsu, Asukayama Hanami (Third Lunar Month, Blossom Viewing at Asuka Hill), from the series Jūnikagetsu (Twelve Months), between 1772 and 1776. Color woodblock print. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (019.00.00)
Celestial View of the Hasedera Temple
Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826–1869). Yamato Hasedera (Hasedera in Yamato Province) from the series Shokoku Meisho Hyakkei (One-Hundred Famous Views of Japan), 1859. Color woodblock print. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (021.00.00)
Distant View of Mount Fuiji
Andō Hiroshige (1797–1858). Kazusa Kanōzan (Mount Kanō in Kazusa Province), from the series Fuji Sanjūrokkei (Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji), 1858. Color woodblock print. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (022.00.00)
Elegant Beauties
Torii Kiyonaga (1752–1815). Ōka no Nibijin (Two Beauties Under a Cherry Tree), 1782 or 1783. Color woodblock print. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (024.00.00)
Springtime in Edo
Torii Kiyonaga (1752–1815). Hanami-zuki (Cherry Blossom Viewing Month), from the series Shin-Yoshiwara jukkei (Ten Views of Shin-Yoshiwara), between 1785 and 1789. Color woodblock print. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (039.00.00)
Imperial Palace in Kyoto
Suzuki Shōnen (1849–1918). “Gosho,” Miyako meisho gafu, kokon shomeika zuga (“Imperial Palace,” from Album of Famous Places in the Capital, from the Past and Present, a Collection of Famous Artists’ Paintings), ca. 1894. Color woodblock book. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (023.00.00)
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