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
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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: Sheet: 38.4 x 25.8 cm (15 1/8 x 10 3/16 in.)
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inscription: Signature: Hiroshige hitsu (on left panel)
Publisher: Okazawaya Taheiji (emblem)
Censorship Seal: aratame
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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).
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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).
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PROVENANCE
(Yamanaka & Co.)
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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. The swirling whirlpools at Awa would remind the viewer of flowers.
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