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Mountain and River on the Kiso Road

Mountain and River on the Kiso Road by Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)

Medium

Triptych of color woodblock prints

Dimensions

36 × 25.2 cm

Classification

Print

Department

Japanese Art

Museum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Credit

Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore

Accession Number

1930.180

Tags

male

About this artwork

Late in his career, Hiroshige explored the poetic theme of setsugekka, “snow, moon, and flowers,” in a set of three triptychs. This panoramic scene features a river passing snow-covered mountains along the Kiso Road.

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