Collection Online as of December 1, 2023
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(Japanese, 1797–1858)
One of a 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.b
not on view
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.