About This Print
A chuban size print depicting illuminated cherry trees in bloom in Kyoto's Gion district in the evening. A large crowd of admirers are silhouetted along the bottom of the print. The cherry trees start to bloom sometime in mid- to late April in Gion. The beauty of yozakura (night time cherry blossoms) is exceptional and popular places for cherry blossom viewing are illuminated at night.
This print is part of a set of five prints by the artist created for the famous soba shop Owariya 尾張屋 in Kyoto, which has been in business since 1465. Four of the prints depict scenic views in and around Kyoto and the fifth depicts the Owariya. Originally made in the 1930s, this set was reprinted for the celebration of the 15th generation household head of Owariya during the 1980s. The Owariya name in kana をはりや appears on each of the prints as the publisher.
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #1743 |
| Title |  |
| Series/Set | Four Seasons of Kyoto 京四季ノ内 [upper left corner of image] |
| Artist | Kamei Tōbei (1901-1977) |
| Signature | not signed |
| Seal |  |
| Date | undated but originally c. 1930s and then re-issued c. 1980s. |
| Edition | unknown |
| Publisher |  |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | excellent |
| Genre | shin hanga (creative print) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Format | chuban |
| H x W Paper | 6 1/4 x 8 7/8 in. (15.9 x 22.5 cm) |
| H x W Image | 5 13/16 x 8 9/16 in. (14.9 x 21.3 cm) |
| Collections This Print | The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama |
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