Description
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.
Provenance
unknown Paris collection (sale: Walpole Galleries, New York, January 21, 1921, lot 490); (Yamanaka & Co.)
Evening View of the Eight Famous Places near Kanazawa Under Full Moon in Musashi Province
1857
Accession Number
1921.410.c
Medium
One of a triptych of color woodblock prints
Dimensions
Sheet: 35.6 x 24.8 cm (14 x 9 3/4 in.)
Classification
Credit Line
Gift from J. H. Wade