Eight Views of Kanazawa at Night, Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857, Cleveland Museum of Art: Japanese ArtLate
Eight Views of Kanazawa at Night, Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857, Cleveland Museum of Art: Japanese ArtLate in his career, Hiroshige explored the poetic theme of setsugekka, “snow, moon, and flowers,” in a set of three triptychs. This panoramic scene shows the autumn moon over Kanazawa, near Tokyo. Hiroshige’s contemporaries would have recognized the coastline dotted with villages, fishing boats, and the distinctive double-arched bridge at the bottom right.Size: Sheet: 35.6 x 24.8 cm (14 x 9 ¾ in.); Overall: 35.6 x 24.8 cm (14 x 9 ¾ in.)Medium: Triptych of color woodblock printshttps://clevelandart.org/art/1921.410 -- source link
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