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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mountains and Rivers Along the Kiso Road (木曽路之山川 Kisoji no yamakawa), Edo Period

Maker

  • Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
  • Okasawaya Taiheiji 岡沢屋太平治

Title

Mountains and Rivers Along the Kiso Road (木曽路之山川 Kisoji no yamakawa)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and colors

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome woodblock-printed triptych (nishiki-e)

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock-printed triptych (nishiki-e)

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Vertical ōban triptych: 36.7 x 74.8 cm (14 7/16 x 29 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 広重筆
Translation: Brushed by Hiroshige

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

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

Place

Place Made: Tokyo

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1295

Mountains and Rivers Along the Kiso Road (木曽路之山川 Kisoji no yamakawa)

Signature: 広重筆
Translation: Brushed by Hiroshige

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

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

Place Made: Tokyo

Exhibition History

The Road Less Traveled

November 9, 2024 - May 4, 2025

Triptychs in Japanese Printmaking

June 6 - August 31, 2003

Depicting Four Seasons in Japanese Prints

July 23 - September 26, 1993

The Triptych Format in Japanese Woodblock Prints

December 6, 1991 - January 26, 1992

Prints by Hiroshige

October 31 - November 19, 1961
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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mountains and rivers along the Kiso Road (Kisoji no yamakawa), Edo Period
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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mountains and rivers along the Kiso Road (Kisoji no yamakawa), Edo Period
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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mountains and rivers along the Kiso Road (Kisoji no yamakawa), Edo Period
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