Keywords: Hiroshige Hundred views Edo 36 Massaki-hen yori Suijin no mori uchigawa sekiya no sato o miru zu (真崎辺より水神の森内川関屋の里を見る図).tiff en Hiroshige's window-framed view is punctuated by a flowering branch of budding plum or ume Ume which blooms in early spring have strong connections to the Asian continent especially in Chinese poetry and painting in which they are often portrayed together with the melodious uguisu or bush warbler Its blossoms were a popular inspiration for springtime flower appreciation including hanami flower viewing parties in early Japanese culture before the primary focus moved to sakura blossoms The perspective taken in this image may be from the second-story window of one of several restaurants at the Massaki Inari Shrine looking across the Sumida River Woodblock print from Hiroshige's Hundred famous views of Edo present day Tokyo 36 3 x 24 1 cm LOC-image jpd 02920 Creator Hiroshige Utagawa 1857 PD-Japan <gallery>File 100 views edo 036 jpg Brooklyn Museum</gallery> One Hundred Famous Views of Edo 036 Sumida River in ukiyo-e Arakawa Tokyo |