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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inscriptions:

	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
	<i>Monet & Japan</i>. 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
	<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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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. The swirling whirlpools at Awa would remind the viewer of flowers.

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