Tokuriki Tomikichirō (1902-2000)‎ - Night Cherry Blossoms from the series Thirty Views of Kyoto

Night Cherry Blossoms

from the series Thirty Views of Kyoto

by Tokuriki Tomikichirō, c. 1933-39

Night Cherry Blossoms of Gion

Maruyama-koen Park is the oldest park in Kyoto City, situated on a natural hill. It models the kaiyu-style (walking around the pond) Japanese garden, and is one of the city's best leisure and scenic spots for cherry trees. In the center of the park, you can find the marvelous weeping cherry trees (shidare-zakura) named "Gion-no-yozakura," night cherry blossoms of Gion.

This print original issue is published by Uchida Woodblock Printing Company in the 1930s as part of the series Thirty Views of Kyoto.  Uchida mounted these prints on a display board with Tokuriki’s authentication seal on the reverse. These square format prints on board were part of a premium set of designs sold originally in a handmade box. Uchida reissued this print after World War II.