Cherry Blossom Viewing

Figures in kimono and Western dress cross a red-railed bridge over a river beneath dense clouds of pink cherry blossoms, with a wooden refreshment stand, benches, and more strollers on the opposite bank. Women and children in patterned kimono move across the bridge's foreground while men in dark coats and hats stand at right, the scene rendered in soft pinks, indigo, red, and muted greys against a pale lavender sky. This woodblock print, *Cherry Blossom Viewing* by Shiro Kasamatsu, captures a crowded riverside park at the height of spring bloom.