This Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) woodblock print, titled "Flowers" or "Bijin under cherry blossom tree," is a Nishiki-e (full-color print) created circa 1847-1852. The woodblock print depicts a Bijin (beautiful woman) dressed in an elaborate kimono seated on a bench under a cherry blossom tree, enjoying a cup of sake. The work is specifically the left sheet of a triptych originally published by Aritaya Seiemon. The print measures approximately 13 1/8 x 9 5/8 inch A similar woodblock print is at the HoMA (Honolulu Musem) TITLES時世花鳥風月 花Jisei Kachō FūgetsuHana ARTIST Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III (Japanese, 1786 - 1865) PUBLISHER Aritaya Seiemon < Arisei >, Yüeidö (c. 1830s - 1860s) DATE1847 - 1848 MEDIUMInk and color on paper Technique: Nishiki-e (Woodblock print with color blocks) DIMENSIONS14 1/8 x 9 5/8 in. (35.8 x 24.5 cm) PORTFOLIO/SERIESContemporary Flowers and Birds, Wind and Moon COLLECTIONSAsian Art: Japanese Woodblock Prints Utagawa Kunisada, also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III (三代 歌川 豊国 Sandai Utagawa Toyokuni), was the most popular, prolific and commercially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan. In his own time, his reputation far exceeded that of his contemporaries, Hokusai, Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi.