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Titled Arashiyama Manka (嵐山満花, "Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom at Arashiyama"), this print is from the series Kyôto Meisho no Uchi (京都名所, "Famous Views of Kyoto") by Hiroshige. The original print was probably produced in 1834.
In a bright spring scene, two workmen steer a raft down the Katsura River, the banks of which are lined with cherry blossom trees in full bloom. A few people walk along a path on the bank, some stopping to admire the blossoms.
This reproduction mimics early impressions of the print in which a white sheen can be seen in the middle of the river (in later impressions the centre of the river was printed with a blue pigment). For a detailed description of one of the later impressions, see the British Museum curator's comments on the left side of this page (you will need to scroll down to see them).
Other prints in this set
- Masterpiece Ukiyo-e Collection - Part 2
- Geisha Kamekichi of Sodegaura
- Shibaraku - Ichikawa Danjūrō V
- Tanikaze and Okita
- The Tamagawa of Noda
- Ohan and Chōemon
- Wrestlers and Daidozan (right)
- Wrestlers and Daidozan (left)
- Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason
- Peonies and Canary
- Yōrō Waterfall in Mino Province
- Rain in the Fifth Month
- Morning Return
- Onnagata Iwai Kumesaburô
- Komachi Praying for Rain
- Autumn Moon at Lake Dongting
- Mt. Asama from the Usui Pass
- Okane from Omi Province
- Umewaka Shrine in the Snow
- Ôiso Station and a Beauty
- View of Mt. Fuji from Nihonbashi
- Cherry Blossoms at Arashiyama
- New Yoshiwara and Nihonbashi
- Dutch Party