Mountain and River on the Kiso Road

Utagawa Hiroshige • 1857

Mountain and River on the Kiso Road, 1857

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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.