id:			111646
accession number:	1930.180.c
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1930.180.c
updated:		2022-01-04 15:09:35.340000

Mountain and River on the Kiso Road, 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858). One of a triptych of color woodblock prints; overall: 36 x 25.2 cm (14 3/16 x 9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore 1930.180.c

title:				Mountain and River on the Kiso Road
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creation date:			1857
creation date earliest:		1857
creation date latest:		1857
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creditline:			Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore
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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
technique:	One of a triptych of color woodblock prints
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Print
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CREATORS

* Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 36 x 25.2 cm (14 3/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Signature: Hiroshige hitsu
Publisher: Okazawaya Taheiji (emblem)
Censorship Seal: aratame
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Later Japanese Art Gallery Rotation (Gallery 113); February 20 - May 6, 2003.<br>Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; December 12, 2004- April 10, 2005. "Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections".

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PROVENANCE

	(S. H. Mori); sold to Edward L. Whittemore in 1925
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digital description: 
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.

wall description: 
This dramatic snowscape represents the popular print theme of snow, moon, and flowers, symbolizing winter, autumn, and spring. Hiroshige designed several landmarks along the Kiso Road, the northern route from Edo to Kyoto that traversed a less populated and more mountainous terrain than the well-known Tokaido route along the seacoast.
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