A Dance Party: Enjoying Cherry Blossom Viewing at Ueno (Tōbukai Ueno ōka yūran no zu)

March, 1887

Not on view

The scene is set high on a hill in Ueno Park overlooking Shinobazu Pond, in the famous Seiyōken, one of Japan’s first Western-style restaurants. In the foreground, a female violinist, the new career woman, proudly displays her rare imported instrument as though it were trophy. With roses in her chignon and wearing a curvaceous bustle, the violinist is dramatically contrasted with her obsequious attendants, who crouch awkwardly in traditional clothing.

Artwork Details

『踏舞会上野桜花観遊ノ図』
Title: A Dance Party: Enjoying Cherry Blossom Viewing at Ueno (Tōbukai Ueno ōka yūran no zu)
Artist: Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu (Japanese, 1838–1912)
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Date: March, 1887
Culture: Japan
Medium: Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 14 in. × 28 1/4 in. (35.6 × 71.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1959
Object Number: JP3306
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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