The Whirlpools of Awa
1857
Utagawa Hiroshige
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japanese Art
The Whirlpools of Awa, 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). One of a triptych of color woodblock prints; sheet: 38.4 x 25.8 cm (15 1/8 x 10 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore 1930.183.c Late in his career, Hiroshige explored the poetic theme of setsugekka, “snow, moon, and flowers,” in a set of three triptychs. The swirling whirlpools at Awa would remind the viewer of flowers.
- Maker/Artist
- Utagawa Hiroshige
- Classification
- Formatted Medium
- One of a triptych of color woodblock prints
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 38.4 x 25.8 cm (15 1/8 x 10 3/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Signature: Hiroshige hitsu (on left panel) Publisher: Okazawaya Taheiji (emblem) Censorship Seal: aratame
- Departments
- Japanese Art
- Accession Number
- 1930.183.c
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore
- Exhibitions
- Exhibition of the Month: The Artist, The River and the Sea, Monet & Japan, Against the Grain: Woodcuts from the Collection, <em>In the Nature of Materials - Japanese Decorative Arts</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1977)., <em>Japanese Woodblock Prints: Themes and Techniques</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art Education Department, Cleveland, OH (1980).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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