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Mountain and River on the Kiso Road by Utagawa Hiroshige — VisualArtsDB

Mountain and River on the Kiso Road

Mountain and River on the Kiso Road

Utagawa Hiroshige

1857

Medium: Triptych of color woodblock prints
Dimensions: Overall: 36 x 25.2 cm (14 3/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art

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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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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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Hagi Temple (Hagidera), from the series "Thirteen Views of the Environs of Edo"

Hagi Temple (Hagidera), from the series "Thirteen Views of the Environs of Edo"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1832

Fishing Boats near Eitai Bridge in Tsukuda Bay (Eitaibashi Tsukuda oki isaribune), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Fishing Boats near Eitai Bridge in Tsukuda Bay (Eitaibashi Tsukuda oki isaribune), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1847

Kuwana: The Landing of the Shichiri Ferry Crossing (Kuwana, Shichiri watashiguchi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido

Kuwana: The Landing of the Shichiri Ferry Crossing (Kuwana, Shichiri watashiguchi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1828

A View of Cherry Trees in Leaf along the Sumida River

A View of Cherry Trees in Leaf along the Sumida River

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1831

Totsuka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)

Totsuka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1832

Cherry Blossom Day on the Nakanocho of the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara Nakanocho Sakura no monbi), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)"

Cherry Blossom Day on the Nakanocho of the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara Nakanocho Sakura no monbi), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)"

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Shiba Atogayama

Shiba Atogayama

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1615

No. 43: Tsumagome, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"

No. 43: Tsumagome, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830

Spread Three from Volume One of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka)

Spread Three from Volume One of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Morning Glories and Bird

Morning Glories and Bird

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840

Lake at Hakone (Hakone no kosui), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)"

Lake at Hakone (Hakone no kosui), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Benkei Moat from Soto-Sakurada to Kojimachi (Soto Sakurada Benkeibori Kojimachi), No.54 from the series “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)”

Benkei Moat from Soto-Sakurada to Kojimachi (Soto Sakurada Benkeibori Kojimachi), No.54 from the series “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)”

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856