Full Moon on Kanazawa, Musashi

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

Mrs. Francis F. [Elisabeth Severance Allen] Prentiss [1865-1944], ?-1924, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?-1924)

Full Moon on Kanazawa, Musashi

Utagawa Hiroshige

1857

Accession Number

1924.967.b

Medium

One of a triptych of color woodblock prints

Dimensions

Overall: 35.9 x 25.4 cm (14 1/8 x 10 in.)

Classification

Print

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss for the Dudley P. Allen Collection