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RISDM 20-1295.tif
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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mountains and Rivers Along the Kiso Road (Kisoji no yamakawa)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Okasawaya Taheiji (Japanese), publisher

Title

Mountains and Rivers Along the Kiso Road (Kisoji no yamakawa)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1857

Medium

  • Three-paneled polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Three-paneled polychrome woodblock print

Materials

ink, color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 36.7 x 74.8 cm (14 7/16 x 29 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso (reverse of Part A), bottom right in pencil: #3549; verso (reverse Part C), near left edge in pencil: EGR45 Mountains and snow scene at Kisoji #37

Signature: Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Artist's seal | Bokurin shokoku; censor's seal | aratame; date seal | 1857, 8th month

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1295

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Triptychs in Japanese Printmaking
Jun 06, 2003 – Aug 31, 2003

Label copy

Hiroshige’s stark snow scene fills all three panels, demonstrating how effectively the triptych format may render an impressive and unified landscape.

Depicting Four Seasons in Japanese Prints
Jul 23, 1993 – Sep 26, 1993
The Triptych Format in Japanese Woodblock Prints
Dec 06, 1991 – Jan 26, 1992
Prints by Hiroshige
Oct 31, 1961 – Nov 19, 1961

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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Okasawaya Taheiji (Japanese), publisher
Mountains and Rivers Along the Kiso Road (Kisoji no yamakawa), 1857
Three-paneled polychrome woodblock print
Sheet: 36.7 x 74.8 cm (14 7/16 x 29 7/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1295

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