The Moon-Viewing Promontory, from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo
1857
Utagawa Hiroshige
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japanese Art
The Moon-Viewing Promontory, from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo, 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Color woodblock print; overall: 33.9 x 22.8 cm (13 3/8 x 9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.320 Beginning in the 700s, the Japanese held moon-viewing parties in celebration of the full moon during the late summer and autumn months. A full moon is visible in this print.
- Maker/Artist
- Utagawa Hiroshige
- Classification
- Formatted Medium
- color woodblock print
- Dimensions
- Overall: 33.9 x 22.8 cm (13 3/8 x 9 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Signature: Hiroshige ga
- Departments
- Japanese Art
- Accession Number
- 1985.320
- Credit Line
- The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
- Exhibitions
- A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection, Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections, Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation, <em>Later Japanese Art Gallery Rotation (Gallery 113)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (August 25-December 2, 2003)., <em>Later Japanese Art Gallery Rotation (Gallery 113)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 20-May 6, 2003).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
Have a concern, a correction, or something to add?
