Cleveland Museum of Art
The Whirlpools of Awa
Utagawa Hiroshige
- Date
- 1857
- Medium
- 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. The swirling whirlpools at Awa would remind the viewer of flowers.
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