Sakura: Cherry Blossoms as Living Symbols of Friendship
Exhibition Items
Art and Documentation: Watercolors of the Original Sakura
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A Special Gift to Washington from the City of Tokyo
- K. Tsunoi, possibly Kōkichi Tsunoi (fl. 1892–1921). Fukurokuju. Watercolor, 1921. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (010.00.00)
- K. Tsunoi, possibly Kōkichi Tsunoi (fl. 1892–1921). Shirayuki (White Snow). Watercolor, 1921. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (005.00.00)
- K. Tsunoi, possibly Kōkichi Tsunoi (fl. 1892–1921). Gyoi-Kō (Robe Yellow). Watercolor, 1921. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (004.00.00)
- K. Tsunoi, possibly Kōkichi Tsunoi (fl. 1892–1921). Ichi-yō (Single Leaf). Watercolor, 1921. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (008.00.00)
- K. Tsunoi, possibly Kōkichi Tsunoi (fl. 1892–1921). Fugenzō or Fukenzō (Fugen’s Elephant). Watercolor, 1921. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (002.00.00)
- K. Tsunoi, possibly Kōkichi Tsunoi (fl. 1892–1921). Mikuruma-gaeshi (Cart Turning Back). Watercolor, 1921. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (003.00.00)
- K. Tsunoi, possibly Kōkichi Tsunoi (fl. 1892–1921). Somei-yoshino. Watercolor, 1921. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (009.00.00)
- K. Tsunoi, possibly Kōkichi Tsunoi (fl. 1892–1921). Kwan-zan (Barrier Mountain). Watercolor, 1921. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (012.00.00)
- K. Tsunoi, possibly Kōkichi Tsunoi (fl. 1892–1921). Taki-nioi (Cascade Fragrance). Watercolor, 1921. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (006.00.00)
- K. Tsunoi, possibly Kōkichi Tsunoi (fl. 1892–1921). Ariake (Daybreak). Watercolor, 1921. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (011.00.00)
- K. Tsunoi, possibly Kōkichi Tsunoi (fl. 1892–1921). Jyonioi or Jōnioi (Upper Fragrance). Watercolor, 1921. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (007.00.00)
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Sakura: Cherry Blossoms in Japanese Cultural History
- Kitao Shigemasa (1739–1820). Yayoi or Sangatsu, Asukayama Hanami (Third Lunar Month, Blossom Viewing at Asuka Hill), from the series Jūnikagetsu (Twelve Months), between 1772 and 1776. Color woodblock print. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (019.00.00)
- Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826–1869). Yamato Hasedera (Hasedera in Yamato Province) from the series Shokoku Meisho Hyakkei (One-Hundred Famous Views of Japan), 1859. Color woodblock print. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (021.00.00)
- Andō Hiroshige (1797–1858). Kazusa Kanōzan (Mount Kanō in Kazusa Province), from the series Fuji Sanjūrokkei (Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji), 1858. Color woodblock print. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (022.00.00)
- Torii Kiyonaga (1752–1815). Ōka no Nibijin (Two Beauties Under a Cherry Tree), 1782 or 1783. Color woodblock print. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (024.00.00)
- Torii Kiyonaga (1752–1815). Hanami-zuki (Cherry Blossom Viewing Month), from the series Shin-Yoshiwara jukkei (Ten Views of Shin-Yoshiwara), between 1785 and 1789. Color woodblock print. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (039.00.00)
- Suzuki Shōnen (1849–1918). “Gosho,” Miyako meisho gafu, kokon shomeika zuga (“Imperial Palace,” from Album of Famous Places in the Capital, from the Past and Present, a Collection of Famous Artists’ Paintings), ca. 1894. Color woodblock book. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (023.00.00)
- Yamada Shōkei (b. 1866, fl. 1890s). “Gion shidare-zakura,” Miyako meisho gafu, kokon shomeika zuga (“Gion Weeping Cherry,” from Album of Famous Places in the Capital from the Past and Present, a Collection of Famous Artists’ Paintings), ca. 1894. Color woodblock book. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (023.01.00)
- Andō Hiroshige (1797–1858). Massaki atari yori Suijin no mori Uchikawa Sekiya no sato o miru zu (View from Massaki of the Suijin Shrine Woods, Uchikawa Inlet, and Sekiya), from the series Meisho edo hyakkei (One-Hundred Famous Views of Edo), 1857. Color woodblock print in accordion album. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (031.00.00)
- Andō Hiroshige (1797–1858). Higurashi no sato jiin no rinsen (Temple Gardens, Nippori), from the series: Meisho edo hyakkei (One-hundred Famous Views of Edo), 1857. Color woodblock print in accordion album. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (031.00.01)
- Utagawa Hirokage (fl. 1851–1866). Asukayama no hanami (Flower Viewing at Asuka Hill) in Edo Meisho Dōkezukush (Comical Collection of Famous Places in Edo), 1859. Color woodblock album. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (045.00.00)
- Andō Hiroshige (1797–1858). Sumida tsutsumi hanami no zu (Viewing cherry blossoms along the Sumida River), from the series Tōto meisho (Famous views in the Eastern Capital), between 1848 and 1854. Color woodblock print. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (030.00.00)
- Shunkōsai Hokushū (fl. 1810–1832). Yakusha no hanami (Actors Viewing Cherry Blossoms), ca. 1819. Color woodblock print. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (029.00.00)
- Odake Kunikazu (1868–1931). Mukōjima shunkei (Spring Scene at Mukōjima), from the series Tokyo jūnikagetsu no uchi sangatsu (The Twelve Months of Tokyo, March),1901. Color woodblock print. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (032.00.00)
- Nihongo Kyōiku Shinkōkai (Society for the Promotion of the Japanese Language). Sakura from the series Nihon Bunka Tokuhon (Primer on Japanese Culture). Tokyo, Japan: Nihongo Kyōiku Shinkokai, 1942. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (013.00.00)
- Munetsugu Satomi (1900–1995). Japan: Japanese Government Railways. Color lithographic poster. Osaka, Japan: H. B. Process Seihan Printing Co., 1937. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (028.00.00)
- Helen Hyde (1868–1919). Blossom Time in Tokyo, 1914. Color woodcut. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (038.00.00)
- Bertha Lum (1869–1954). Cherry Blossoms, 1912. Color woodcut, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (038.01.00)
Japanese Sakura for Armchair Travelers
- Underwood & Underwood. Holiday Outing of a Japanese School, under the Beautiful Cherry Blossoms, Tokyo, Japan, 1904. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (034.00.00)
- Underwood & Underwood. Cherry Trees by the River Tokio, 1908. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (035.00.00)
- Underwood & Underwood. Cherry Blossoms, the National Flower of Japan, during Cherry-Bloom Holiday Week, Uyeno Park, Tokyo, Japan, 1904. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (046.01.00)
- Underwood & Underwood. Cherry Blossoms, the Spring-Time Glory of the Cherry Blossoms in Uyeno Park, Tokyo, Japan, 1905. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (047.01.00)
- Underwood & Underwood. The “Lotus-Flower,” a Typical Game Played by Japanese Children during Cherry-Bloom Festival, Tokyo, Jaban [Japan], 1904. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (048.01.00)
- Strohmeyer & Wyman. In the Heart of the Flowery Kingdom, Nara, Japan, 1896. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (049.01.00)
- Underwood & Underwood. Amidst the Beauties of Springtime—Dwarf Cherry Trees at Omuro Gosho Temple, 1904. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (050.01.00)
- Carleton H. Graves (d. 1943). A Japanese Sans Souci. Arashiyama, Japan, 1902. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (051.01.00)
- Underwood & Underwood. Along the Moat Surrounding the Imperial Palace Park, during the Gorgeous Cherry-Bloom Season, Tokyo, Japan, 1904. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (052.01.00)
- Underwood & Underwood. Cherry-Blossoms along the Moat Surrounding the Imperial Palace Park, Tokyo, Japan, 1904. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (053.01.00)
- Underwood & Underwood. A Canopy of Cherry Blossoms over Beautiful Mukojima Avenue, (north), Tokyo, Japan, 1904. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (054.01.00)
- Underwood & Underwood. Cherry-Bloom at Ishikawa Temple, Tokyo, Japan, 1904. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (055.01.00)
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Sakura: Enduring Symbols of Friendship
- Osaka Mainichi Shinbunsha and Tokyo Nichinichi Shinbunsha (The Osaka Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd and the Tokyo Nichinichi Newspapers Co., Ltd). Nihon to Beikoku: Tsūshō Shinzen Kankei no Zenbō (Trade and Friendship—A Complete Look at the US—Japan Relationship), 1938. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (015.00.00)
- Hiroshi Saitō (1886–1939). Cherry Blossoms, speech script for Columbia Broadcast, April 7, 1934. Japanese Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress (016.00.00)
- National Photo Company. Sumi and Sada Tamura, March 28, 1925. Photograph from digital file of original glass negative. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (033.00.00)
- Clifford Berryman (1869–1949). Cherry Blossom Time in Washington!, 1934. India ink over graphite. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (017.00.00)
- Herbert Block (1909–2001). April in Washington, 1939. Crayon, ink brush and opaque white over blue pencil underdrawing. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (018.00.00)
A 1939 Herblock Cartoon, copyright by The Herb Block Foundation
- Large Crowd of Sightseers Viewing Cherry Blossoms around the Tidal Basin, March 25, 1945. Gelatin silver photograph. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (026.00.00)
- Washington Monument and the Cherry Blossoms at Sunset, Washington, D.C. Color halftone postcard. Cambridge, Mass.: Colourpicture Publication, between 1920 and 1960. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (025.00.00)
- Carol M. Highsmith (b. 1946). Washington Monument, Washington, D.C., April 2, 2007. Digital photographic print. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (036.00.00)
- Beaded handbag presented by Japanese Ambassador Takeshi Yasukawa to Emily Howie—1974 Cherry Blossom Princess representing the state of Georgia. Courtesy of Emily Howie (057.00.00)
- Unknown photographer. Emily Howie with fellow court members and Georgia’s 1971—Cherry Blossom Princess Frances Hagan on their float in the National Cherry Blossom Festival parade. Courtesy of Emily Howie (057.01.00)
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National Cherry Blossom Photo Contest
- An Truong. Parade, 2011. Digital photograph.
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (058.00.00)
- Leah L. Jones. Blossom, 2011. Digital photograph.
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (059.00.00)
- Bernard Chen. Reflection of Spring, 2011. Digital photograph. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (060.00.00)