Tea Party 1772

Tea Party 1772, the latest restoration, is reproduced in high resolution for superior quality enlargements and is available now in our '18th and 19th Century Japanese Prints' gallery, featuring vintage woodcuts & drawings of Japan . . .




"Tea Party 1772" . . . The famous Asukayama Park cherry trees were planted in 1720. The Sakura flower viewing parties (hanami) include a small picnic and warmed sake. Above the image a haiku poem compares arboreal with human beauty;
Murekitaru / Hana mata hana no / Asuka-yama (All flocked together / Blossoms upon blossoms / Asuka Hill).
A page of the series, Junikagetsu (Twelve Months). From an original 18th century (1772) woodcut, Yayoi Asukayama Hanami, by Kitao Shigemasa. All Rights Reserved © 2014 padre art


This colorful woodcut can be found ~ with more vintage Ukiyo-e images, lovingly restored and available now as designs on unique gift ideas ~ at our online shop, 'Padre Art Prints' . . . Tea Party 1772

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