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Sakura: Cherry Blossoms in Japanese Cultural History

Gion Weeping Cherry (023.01.00)

Gion Weeping Cherry
Yamada Shōkei (b. 1866, fl. 1890s). “Gion shidare-zakura,” Miyako meisho gafu, kokon shomeika zuga (“Gion Weeping Cherry,” 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 (023.01.00)

Plum Blossoms in Early Spring (031.00.00)

Plum Blossoms in Early Spring
Andō Hiroshige (1797–1858). Massaki atari yori Suijin no mori Uchikawa Sekiya no sato o miru zu (View from Massaki of the Suijin Shrine Woods, Uchikawa Inlet, and Sekiya), from the series Meisho edo hyakkei (One-Hundred Famous Views of Edo), 1857, Color woodblock print in accordion album. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (031.00.00)

Temple Gardens (031.00.01)

Temple Gardens
Andō Hiroshige (1797–1858). Higurashi no sato jiin no rinsen (Temple Gardens, Nippori), from the series: Meisho edo hyakkei (One-hundred Famous Views of Edo), 1857. Color woodblock print in accordion album. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (031.00.01)

Humorous Redition of Hanami Party (045.00.00)

Humorous Redition of Hanami Party
Utagawa Hirokage (fl. 1851–1866). Asukayama no hanami (Flower Viewing at Asuka Hill) in Edo Meisho Dōkezukush (Comical Collection of Famous Places in Edo), 1859. Color woodblock album. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (045.00.00)

Sakura by the Sumida River (030.00.00)

Sakura by the Sumida River
Andō Hiroshige (1797–1858). Sumida tsutsumi hanami no zu (Viewing cherry blossoms along the Sumida River), from the series Tōto meisho (Famous views in the Eastern Capital), between 1848 and 1854. Color woodblock print. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (030.00.00)

Actors' Hanami Party (029.00.00)

Actors' Hanami Party
Shunkōsai Hokushū (fl. 1810–1832). Yakusha no hanami (Actors Viewing Cherry Blossoms), ca. 1819. Color woodblock print. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (029.00.00)

Hinamatsuri—Springtime Girls’ Day Festival (032.00.00)

Hinamatsuri—Springtime Girls’ Day Festival
Odake Kunikazu (1868–1931). Mukōjima shunkei (Spring Scene at Mukōjima), from the series Tokyo jūnikagetsu no uchi sangatsu (The Twelve Months of Tokyo, March),1901. Color woodblock print. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (032.00.00)

Sakura Textbook (013.00.00)

Sakura Textbook
Nihongo Kyōiku Shinkōkai (Society for the Promotion of the Japanese Language). Sakura from the series Nihon Bunka Tokuhon (Primer on Japanese Culture). Tokyo, Japan: Nihongo Kyōiku Shinkokai, 1942. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (013.00.00)

Speed Embodied (028.00.00)

Speed Embodied
Munetsugu Satomi (1900–1995). Japan: Japanese Government Railways. Color lithographic poster. Osaka, Japan: H. B. Process Seihan Printing Co., 1937. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (028.00.00)

Japonisme: West (038.00.00)

Japonisme: West
Helen Hyde (1868–1919). Blossom Time in Tokyo, 1914. Color woodcut. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (038.00.00)

Japonisme: Western Appreciation and Appropriation (038.01.00)

Japonisme: Western Appreciation and Appropriation
Bertha Lum (1869–1954). Cherry Blossoms, 1912. Color woodcut, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (038.01.00)

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Holiday Outing of a Japanese School (034.00.00)

Holiday Outing of a Japanese School
Underwood & Underwood. Holiday Outing of a Japanese School, under the Beautiful Cherry Blossoms, Tokyo, Japan, 1904. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (034.00.00)

Cherry Trees by the River Tokio (035.00.00)

Cherry Trees by the River Tokio
Underwood & Underwood. Cherry Trees by the River Tokio, 1908. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (035.00.00)

The National Flower of Japan (046.01.00)

The National Flower of Japan
Underwood & Underwood. Cherry Blossoms, the National Flower of Japan, during Cherry-Bloom Holiday Week, Uyeno Park, Tokyo, Japan, 1904. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (046.01.00)

Spring-Time Glory of the Cherry Blossoms in Uyeno Park (047.01.00)

Spring-Time Glory of the Cherry Blossoms in Uyeno Park
Underwood & Underwood. Cherry Blossoms, the Spring-Time Glory of the Cherry Blossoms in Uyeno Park, Tokyo, Japan, 1905. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (047.01.00)

The "Lotus-Flower," a Game Played by Japanese Children during Cherry-Blossom Festival (048.01.00)

The "Lotus-Flower," a Game Played by Japanese Children during Cherry-Blossom Festival
Underwood & Underwood. The “Lotus-Flower,” a Typical Game Played by Japanese Children during Cherry-Bloom Festival, Tokyo, Jaban [Japan], 1904. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (048.01.00)

In the Heart of the Flowery Kingdom (049.01.00)

In the Heart of the Flowery Kingdom
Strohmeyer & Wyman. In the Heart of the Flowery Kingdom, Nara, Japan, 1896. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (049.01.00)

Dwarf Cherry Trees at Omuro Gosho Temple (050.01.00)

Dwarf Cherry Trees at Omuro Gosho Temple
Underwood & Underwood. Amidst the Beauties of Springtime—Dwarf Cherry Trees at Omuro Gosho Temple, 1904. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (050.01.00)

A Japanese Sans Souci (051.01.00)

A Japanese Sans Souci
Carleton H. Graves (d. 1943). A Japanese Sans Souci. Arashiyama, Japan, 1902. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (051.01.00)

Along the Moat Surrounding the Imperial Palace Park (052.01.00)

Along the Moat Surrounding the Imperial Palace Park
Underwood & Underwood. Along the Moat Surrounding the Imperial Palace Park, during the Gorgeous Cherry-Bloom Season, Tokyo, Japan, 1904. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (052.01.00)

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