The Yang Gueifei Cherry Tree, from the series Cherry Trees for the Katsushika Circle
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The Yang Gueifei Cherry Tree, from the series Cherry Trees for the Katsushika Circle
1820 - 182519th
8.46 in. x 7.48 in. (21.5 cm x 19 cm)
Yashima Gakutei, (1786–1868)
User Text 1 This work is a surimono or privately commissioned print. This print shows Yang Guifei, Yokihi in Japanese (719–756 CE), the beloved consort of the Emperor Xuanzong, who died tragically during the An Lushan rebellion (755–763 CE). This historical figure was romanticized in the cultural imaginations of China and Japan throughout the ages.
Creation Place:
Asia, Japan
Medium and Support:
Color woodcut
Credit Line:
Bequest of John H. Van Vleck
Accession Number:
1980.690
Square surimono
Current Location:
Chazen : 265 : B : 11 : B : Sz1
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Lasting Impressions: The Art of Printmaking Elvehjem Museum of Art , 5/14/1994 - 7/10/1994
Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 215 in. x 7.48 in. (546.1 cm x 19 cm)
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