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Mountains and Rivers on the Kiso Road

Utagawa Hiroshige · Woodblock print, ink and colour on paper; triptych · Edo period, 1857 · Tokyo National Museum

Across three sheets, mountains dominate the view while tiny routes preserve a place for human travel.

Exhibition: Hiroshige: New Perspectives on Edo Japan — Tokyo National Museum · 2026-09-29 – 2026-12-20

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