Famous Views of Tokyo: Cherry Blossoms in Mukojima
Description
Five women in richly patterned kimono — deep red, purple, and olive with gold hexagonal and floral motifs — stroll along a riverbank beneath cascading red-blossomed cherry branches, one figure holding an open purple parasol. Behind them a blue river with a small boat, a wooden bridge, and low waterside buildings with dark tiled roofs recede into a sky banded in blue, white, and red. This woodblock print, "Famous Views of Tokyo: Cherry Blossoms in Mukojima" by Toyohara Chikanobu, renders the scene in flat, saturated color blocks with bold black outlines.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Famous Views of Tokyo: Cherry Blossoms in Mukojima was created by Toyohara Chikanobu (豊原周延).
Famous Views of Tokyo: Cherry Blossoms in Mukojima depicts landscapes and cherry blossoms, set at Tokyo.