Mountain and River on the Kiso Road

Hiroshige1857

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

Late in his career, Hiroshige explored the poetic theme of <em>setsugekka</em>, “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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Title: Mountain and River on the Kiso Road
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858)
Date Created: 1857
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 36 x 25.2 cm (14 3/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Provenance: (S. H. Mori, Chicago, IL, sold to Edward L. Whittemore), Edward L. Whittemore [1862-1930], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1930-present
Type: Print
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1930.180
Medium: Triptych of color woodblock prints
Department: Japanese Art
Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Credit Line: Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore
Collection: Japanese Art
Accession Number: 1930.180

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