The Cool of the Evening at Shijō
Series TitleFamous Places of Kyoto
Original Language Title京都名所之内 四條河原夕涼
Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige
(Japanese, 1797 - 1858)
Dateca. 1834
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/4 × 14 7/8 inches (24.77 × 37.78 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number32-143/235
On View
Not on viewCollections
Exhibition HistoryFrom Behind the Fan: Sources of Japonismo, April 28 – June 10, 1990.
Flowers to Frost: Four Seasons in East Asian Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, January 18 - July 17, 2016.Ando Hiroshige created images that accentuate historical and poetic aspects of famous places. He is celebrated for imbuing images with seasonal features, reflected here as pink and red foliage, evening mist and snow.
Yamanaka & Co.;
Purchased from Yamanaka & Co. by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1932.
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