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Eight Views of Kanazawa at Night

1857

Utagawa Hiroshige

(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Triptych of color woodblock prints
Overall: 35.9 x 25.4 cm (14 1/8 x 10 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss for the Dudley P. Allen Collection 1924.967
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.
  • ?-1924
    Mrs. Francis F. [Elisabeth Severance Allen] Prentiss [1865-1944], ?-1924, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1924-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1924-present
  • Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 11, 2018-January 7, 2019).
    The View from Afar: Whistler and the Japanese Print. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 9-October 16, 1988).
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