Two Gulls and Cherry Tree

A thick, gnarled cherry tree branch laden with pink-and-white blossoms and reddish-brown buds arcs diagonally across the upper portion of this vertical woodblock print by Ito Sozan, set against a soft yellow ground that fades into pale green water below. Two gulls with gray wings, white breasts, and red-orange bills float on the rippled water beneath the branch, one angled toward the upper left and the other toward the lower right. The artist's red seal appears in the lower left corner; the medium is woodblock print, year unknown.