Cherry blossom viewing at Asukayama, by Keisai Eisen

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Cherry blossom viewing at Asukayama. Surimono. Eisen, Keisai (Japanese, 1790-1848). Colour print from woodblocks, with metallic pigment and blind embossing. Poetry by Ryuotei Hananari, Shunchosa Awayuki and Rokujuen. Ukiyo-e.

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Accession Number: P.249-1937
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 896 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 1.12MB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1

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