Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossom: Arashiyama
- Series:
- Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms
- Date:
- after 1935
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
From the Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms series, which includes the record-breaking Kumoi Cherry Trees (only 50 impressions, sold $21,420 at Christie's 2024). Cherry blossom subjects carry a 50–80% premium over comparable Japanese landscapes, and series membership adds further collectible value. Arashiyama and the Hirosaki Castle compositions in this series attract particular interest.
Arashiyama in western Kyoto is synonymous with cherry blossom season, its forested hillsides above the Oi River erupting each spring in pale pink. This 1935 print from the Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms series captures the mountain's slopes in full bloom, the blossoms cascading from ridge to riverbank in layered waves. Yoshida's [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) gradations build atmospheric depth, the distant hills dissolving in spring haze while the foreground blossoms are rendered with petal-by-petal precision.
Kumoi sakura
1926
Color woodblock print
1935
Color woodblock print
Romon
1935
Color woodblock print
円山公園桜
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossom: Arashiyama was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in after 1935.
Yes — Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossom: Arashiyama is part of the Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms series by Hiroshi Yoshida.
Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossom: Arashiyama was published by Yoshida Studio (after 1935).
Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossom: Arashiyama depicts cherry blossoms, set at Arashiyama.
