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Cherry blossom viewing at Asukayama, by Keisai Eisen

Image attached to P.249-1937

An image of 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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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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