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Utagawa Hiroshige

Mountain and River on the Kiso Road

1857
One of a triptych of color woodblock prints

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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.

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