This beautiful print was originally created for a special order of a poem group and later published as a sale for the public. It depicts an evening view of lines of Sakura trees by the Tamagawa River. A graceful snow-covered Mt. Fuji is depicted over Sakura blossoms. The larger space of the sky was originally meant for the poem, although it perfectly expresses the clear air of a beautiful spring evening.

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.

This print is one of Hiroshige’s late series, “One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo”. It depicts a distant view over the Sumida River through a branch of a flowering cherry tree. Hiroshige challenges a bold composition with a close view of a cherry tree in front. A combination of pale pink of cherry blossoms over the light blue sky creates a very springy atmosphere.

This print is one of Hokusai’s successful series, “Thirty-six views of Mt. Fuji”. It depicts a merry scene of cherry-blossom viewing at Goten-yama, the hill north of Shinagawa in Edo (current Tokyo). The hill was named Goten-yama (Palace Mountain) because it was the site of the Shogun’s villa. With its fantastic ocean view, Goten-yama was a very popular picnic spot for people. Hokusai represents this famous hill with its cherry trees in full blossom.

This beautiful small work is Hokusai's masterpiece. He depicted very pale pink weeping cherry flowers and a bullfinch on the cherry tree’s branch over the bright ultramarine background. Hokusai was a leading ukiyo-e artist who influenced the Japonisme movement in the 1860s. A lot of impressionist artists like Van Gogh or Monet were fascinated by ukiyo-e and copied them and Hokusai was especially loved by Art Nouveau artists such as Galle or Daum and influenced their works. It is a jewel like work.

This gorgeous triptych was depicted with the special format called “Benigirai (Dislike Red)” by Kubo Shunman. This format is expressed in mostly shades of black and white with hints of colors. Shunman was good at this format and this work is considered as one of the best in this format. He added the trick of the light to the black and white world, which he gives colors only the area in the light. The upstairs of the teahouse is depicted in full colors which means the room is extremely bright. Shunman knew well that less colors enhance more imagination.