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MUGG-110 — , Cherry Blossom Viewing at Itsukushima and Yoshino (first half 17th century)
MUGG-110 — , Cherry Blossom Viewing at Itsukushima and Yoshino (first half 17th century)
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Trees. Acquisition 3 of 4.
Each screen spans nearly three and a half metres, and the pair together compresses two sites separated by five hundred kilometres of Honshū into a single panoramic season. Itsukushima's coastal shrine and Yoshino's mountain groves were the two most celebrated cherry-viewing destinations of early Edo Japan, yet no historical itinerary connected them in sequence; only gold-leaf cloud bands, functioning as editorial cuts, make the impossible geography cohere.
The third acquisition in the current series shifts from the European solitary oak and the winter forest interior to a different philosophical register: blossoms as temporal event, not permanent structure, rendered in mineral pigment on paper rather than oil on canvas. The source screens remain in the collection at @metmuseum. The work has been preserved in ceramic form by MUGGMUSEET curatorial staff, where the season is now indefinitely extended.
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This work entered the collection on 2026-07-29. The mug is the acquisition. The acquisition is complete.
Specifications
Ceramic mug, 11oz. Dishwasher safe and microwave safe. Print wraps include the artwork panel and museum label panel on a white ceramic base. Fulfilled by Gelato and ships in 3 to 5 business days.
Each screen spans nearly three and a half metres, and the pair together compresses two sites separated by five hundred kilometres of Honshū into a single panoramic season. Itsukushima's coastal shrine and Yoshino's mountain groves were the two most celebrated cherry-viewing destinations of early Edo Japan, yet no historical itinerary connected them in sequence; only gold-leaf cloud bands, functioning as editorial cuts, make the impossible geography cohere.
The third acquisition in the current series shifts from the European solitary oak and the winter forest interior to a different philosophical register: blossoms as temporal event, not permanent structure, rendered in mineral pigment on paper rather than oil on canvas. The source screens remain in the collection at @metmuseum. The work has been preserved in ceramic form by MUGGMUSEET curatorial staff, where the season is now indefinitely extended.
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This work entered the collection on 2026-07-29. The mug is the acquisition. The acquisition is complete.
Specifications
Ceramic mug, 11oz. Dishwasher safe and microwave safe. Print wraps include the artwork panel and museum label panel on a white ceramic base. Fulfilled by Gelato and ships in 3 to 5 business days.
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