Distant View of Mount Akiha, Kakegawa

1833/1835

Andō Hiroshige

Associated Names
Andō Hiroshige

Artist, Japanese, 1797 - 1858

This print shows a curved bridge extending from the bottom right toward the center. The horizon line shows a foggy landscape in the distance beyond a body of water, with mountains on the right side. The sky transitions from deep blue at the top to a lighter beige near the horizon. People in wide hats and long robes are crossing the bridge, including a child in a pink garment. There are streetlamps or birdhouses extending up in front of the bridge. Beyond the bridge is a body of blue water with swaying reeds. The color palette consists of soft blues, earthy browns, and gentle greys.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut on Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Donald Stone

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.54 × 34.93 cm (8 7/8 × 13 3/4 in.) (approximate dimensions; sealed inside mat)

  • Accession Number

    2022.40.69

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Strange 1983, no. Hoeido Tokaido 27

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Donald Stone, New York [1942 - 2020]; bequest to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Strange, Edward F. Hiroshige's Woodblock Prints - A Guide. New York 1983 (reprint of The Colour-Prints of Hiroshige, 1925): no. Hoeido Tokaido 27.

Inscriptions

in block: Hiroshige ga

Markings

in block: publisher's mark (Hoeidō)

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