Mountain and River on the Kiso Road by Utagawa Hiroshige: The image features a landscape with a river flowing through a valley. The river is dark blue and has several white spots on its surface. The riverbank has trees and bushes. In the background, there are mountains with a few trees on them. The sky is dark gray with white spots representing snow. The mountains are depicted in shades of beige and gray. The artwork is rendered in a traditional Japanese style with bold lines and minimal color palette. The composition is divided into two main sections: the mountains and the river. The mountains take up most of the image, while the river is in the foreground. There are three circular seals in the bottom-left corner of the image.
Artwork details
- Dimensions:
- 625 × 900 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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