id:			111647
accession number:	1930.183
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1930.183
updated:		2023-12-08 12:32:28.604000

The Whirlpools of Awa, 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Triptych of color woodblock prints; overall: 38.4 x 25.8 cm (15 1/8 x 10 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore 1930.183

title:				The Whirlpools of Awa
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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:	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: 38.4 x 25.8 cm (15 1/8 x 10 3/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Exhibition of the Month: The Artist, The River and the Sea
	opening date:   1947-06-02T04:00:00
	<i>Exhibition of the Month: The Artist, The River and the Sea</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 2-July 28, 1947).

	title:		The Sea
	opening date:   1950-09-23T04:00:00
	<i>The Sea</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 23-October 25, 1950).

	title:		Transformations in Japanese Printmaking
	opening date:   1984-09-25T04:00:00
	<i>Transformations in Japanese Printmaking</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 25-December 30, 1984).

	title:		Against the Grain: Woodcuts from the Collection
	opening date:   2003-08-17T00:00:00
	<i>Against the Grain: Woodcuts from the Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 17-November 9, 2003).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>In the Nature of Materials - Japanese Decorative Arts</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1977).

* <em>Japanese Woodblock Prints: Themes and Techniques</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art Education Department, Cleveland, OH (1980).

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PROVENANCE

	(Yamanaka & Co.)
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