Spring Blossom Umbrella

Enjoy the rain while sheltered beneath this blossom-like umbrella or twirl it like Scarlet O’Hara under a too-bright sun. With its waterproof canopy segmented by black spokes and its handle adorned with a black satin tassel, this Spring Blossom Umbrella recalls the look and style of Asian parasols. Polyester; plastic frame and handle. Imported.  Folded, 30"l. Canopy, 39"dia.

Museum Provenance

Springtime in Washington D.C. is a celebration of the budding beauty of cherry blossoms, the international hope for peace that prompted Tokyo’s gift of the cherry trees to the United States in 1912. In the Spring, thousands of families and visitors pour into the many museums of the Smithsonian Institution. Cherish a recent visit or start planning one today as you shop cherry blossom-inspired gifts evocative of designs on fabrics, ceramics, paintings, scrolls and enamel work in the collections of our Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

Every Smithsonian purchase will arrive with a museum provenance card explaining how it is adapted from or inspired by an object or objects in our collection.