Mountain and River on the Kiso Road

Cleveland Museum of Art

Mountain and River on the Kiso Road

Utagawa Hiroshige

Date
1857
Medium
One of a triptych of color woodblock prints
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Japanese Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

Late in his career, Hiroshige explored the poetic theme of setsugekka , “snow, moon, and flowers,” in a set of three triptychs. This panoramic scene features a river passing snow-covered mountains along the Kiso Road.

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