Mountain and River on the Kiso Road (1857): Art, History and Details

Mountain and River on the Kiso Road (1857) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Late in his career, Hiroshige explored the poetic theme of setsugekka, “snow, moon, and flowers,” in a set of three triptychs. This panoramic scene features a river passing snow-covered mountains along the Kiso Road.

Object facts

• Title: Mountain and River on the Kiso Road
• Date: 1857
• Creator attribution: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)
• Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
• Type: Print
• Technique: One of a triptych of color woodblock prints
• Dimensions: Overall: 36 x 25.2 cm (14 3/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
• Collection: Japanese Art
• Department: Japanese Art
• Accession number: 1930.180.b

Collection credit

Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore

Further reading listed by the museum

• Baatsch, Henri-Alexis, and Hiroshige Andō. Hiroshige. London: Thames & Hudson, 2025.

View the collection record

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