id: 111648 accession number: 1930.183.a share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1930.183.a updated: 2022-01-04 15:09:35.830000 The Whirlpools of Awa, 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858). One of a triptych of color woodblock prints; sheet: 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.a title: The Whirlpools of Awa title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1857 creation date earliest: 1857 creation date latest: 1857 current location: creditline: Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore copyright: --- culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) technique: One of a triptych of color woodblock prints department: Japanese Art collection: Japanese Art type: Print find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858) - artist --- measurements: Sheet: 38.4 x 25.8 cm (15 1/8 x 10 3/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: Signature: Hiroshige hitsu (on left panel) Publisher: Okazawaya Taheiji (emblem) Censorship Seal: aratame translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Monet & Japan opening date: 2001-03-10T00:00:00 Monet & Japan. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia (organizer) (March 10-June 11, 2001). title: Against the Grain: Woodcuts from the Collection opening date: 2003-08-17T00:00:00 Against the Grain: Woodcuts from the Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 17-November 9, 2003). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * In the Nature of Materials - Japanese Decorative Arts. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1977). * Japanese Woodblock Prints: Themes and Techniques. The Cleveland Museum of Art Education Department, Cleveland, OH (1980). --- PROVENANCE (Yamanaka & Co.) date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: Late in his career, Hiroshige explored the poetic theme of setsugekka, “snow, moon, and flowers,” in a set of three triptychs. The swirling whirlpools at Awa would remind the viewer of flowers. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1930.183.a/1930.183.a_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1930.183.a/1930.183.a_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1930.183.a/1930.183.a_full.tif