131003-0019-OS - Cherry Blossom and Falls

Cherry blossom near the waterfall at the dam on the Otonashigawa River in Oji near Edo (current Tokyo), 1857 (Ansei 4). On the left, the Amida Hall of the Kinrin-ji temple can be seen.

This woodblock print is image 19 in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (名所江戸百景, Meisho Edo Hyakkei), a series created by ukiyoe artist Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重, 1797–1858).

It is one of 42 spring scenes in the series.

Title: Dam on the Otonashi River at Oji, known as “The Great Waterfall” (王子音無川堰棣 世俗大瀧ト唱, Oji Otonashigawa entei, sezoku Otaki to tonau)

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