Plum Garden, Kamata (Kamata no Umezono), No. 27 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
The entire Kamata area south of Ōmori was known for the cultivation of plum trees and was celebrated more for its early summertime fruits than its springtime blossoms. The gentle beauty of this print tends to distract the viewer from the structure intruding from the right. It is a cushioned palanquin known as a yamakago ("mountain palanquin"), once widely used for travel in Japan. The overgarment left casually on top suggests that a traveler has recently stopped off for a brief rest from the nearby Tokaido highway that linked Edo to Kyoto.
Caption
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Plum Garden, Kamata (Kamata no Umezono), No. 27 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 2nd month of1857. Woodblock print, Image: 13 3/8 x 9 in. (34 x 22.9 cm) Sheet: 14 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (36.8 x 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Anna Ferris, 30.1478.27. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
Artist
Title
Plum Garden, Kamata (Kamata no Umezono), No. 27 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Date
2nd month of1857
Period
Edo Period, Ansei Era
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Woodblock print
Classification
Dimensions
Image: 13 3/8 x 9 in. (34 x 22.9 cm) Sheet: 14 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (36.8 x 23.5 cm)
Signatures
Hiroshige-ga
Markings
Publisher: Shitaya Uo Ei
Credit Line
Gift of Anna Ferris
Accession Number
30.1478.27
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