Ishiyakushi: Yoshitsune sakura Noriyori no hokora (Ishiyakushi: Yoshitsune's Cherry Blossoms, Noriyori Small Shrine)

Description

Colour woodblock print 45 entitled Ishiyakushi: Yoshitsune sakura Noriyori no hokora (Ishiyakushi: Yoshitsune's Cherry Blossoms, Noriyori Small Shrine) from the series Gojūsan tsugi meisho zue (Famous Places Along the 53 Stations [of the Tōkaidō] Illustrated) depicting two figures working in a field, with Yoshitsune's cherry tree in bloom across a small stream, and the torii for Noriyori shrine visible behind: Japan, by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Museum reference

A.595.52.33

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Woodblock print

Production information

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797 - 1858, Artist
Japan, East Asia
Tsutaya, Publisher

Date

1855

Associations

Depicted: Kannon
Depicted: Tokaido (road), Honshu, Japan, East Asia
Depicted: Ishiyakushi, Suzuka-shi, Mie-ken, Japan, East Asia
Depicted: Noriyori-taisha, Ishiyakushi, Suzuka-shi, Mie-ken, Japan, East Asia