Hiroshige "Kiyomizu Hall and Shinobazu Pond at Ueno" -One Hundred Famous Views of Edo-

The Kiyomizudo Temple and Shinobazu Pond in Ueno -One Hundred Famous Views of Edo- by Utagawa Hiroshige

This picture was first printed in April, 1856. The red temple building amid the cherry blossoms in their glory is a scene of real spring.The temp1e was built in 1631 after the model of the famous temple of the same name in Kyoto. It was reconstructed in 1778. Ueno hill was noted for its cherry trees and the sight of cherry blossoms near the Kiyomizudo was said the best on the hill.

• AREA original frame (15.5"× 20.5") with a matching matboard
• Paulownia wood box