The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 21, 2025
Eight Views of Kanazawa at Night
1857
(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Sheet: 35.6 x 24.8 cm (14 x 9 3/4 in.); Overall: 35.6 x 24.8 cm (14 x 9 3/4 in.)
Gift from J. H. Wade 1921.410
Location: Not on view
Description
Late 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.- unknown Paris collection (sale: Walpole Galleries, New York, January 21, 1921, lot 490)(Yamanaka & Co.)
- {{cite web|title=Eight Views of Kanazawa at Night|url=false|author=Utagawa Hiroshige|year=1857|access-date=21 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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