1857
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Full Moon on Kanazawa, Musashi is a 1857 by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A full moon glows over a dark bay, lighting up tiny fishing boats and a curved bridge in the distance. Hills rise on the left, dotted with houses and trees. Hiroshige made this print late in life, part of a series about snow, moon, and flowers—simple things that felt special. People in his time would have known this spot near Tokyo right away. Look up more works about *japan, edo period (1615–1868)* to see how artists showed everyday beauty.
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.
The red cartouche on the right gives the title of the print.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川 広重) or Andō Hiroshige (安藤 広重), born Andō Tokutarō (安藤 徳太郎; 1797 – 12 October 1858), was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, considered the last great master of that tradition.
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