Cherry Blossoms at Night in Maruyama Park in Kyoto

This print belongs to Yoshikawa's sustained series depicting the weeping cherry of Maruyama Park in Kyoto at night, a subject he explored in varying compositional approaches and color treatments. By specifying Kyoto in the title, the print positions itself within the meisho-e tradition of celebrated-place imagery — Maruyama Park being one of the city's defining seasonal landmarks since the Edo period. The print likely foregrounds the shidarezakura's distinctive drooping form beneath lantern illumination, with the surrounding park grounds suggesting depth through atmospheric recession. Yoshikawa's Kyoto upbringing gave this subject personal as well as artistic significance, and his prints of the site convey insider familiarity rather than the tourist's external view. The printing technique would exploit the contrast between the luminous blossoms and the surrounding darkness using careful registration of multiple key and color blocks.