#36. Gotenyama
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Description
Gotenyama — "Palace Mountain" — was a low hill in Shinagawa overlooking Edo Bay, planted with cherry trees in the early Edo period at the command of the third shogun Iemitsu. It became one of the premier blossom-viewing sites south of the city. This numbered Edo view likely shows the hill during cherry blossom season, its slopes covered with flowering trees and the bay glinting in the distance below.
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Cherry Blossoms at Maruyama Park
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Frequently Asked Questions
#36. Gotenyama was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重).
#36. Gotenyama depicts cherry blossoms, spring, and seascapes.