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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: One of a 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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