Province of Mino: The Yoro Waterfall
Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Date8th month ox year 1853
Mediumwoodblock print
Dimensions34.3 x 22.9 cm (13 1/2 x 9 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.59.1416
DescriptionProvince of Mino: the Yoro waterfall. This waterfall, "The Cascade of Filial Piety," is one hundred and five feet in height and it is embosomed in maple trees.--GookinThe composition of this print is unusual for this series of "bird's eye" views. Here Hiroshige presents a close-up view of the most famous topographical feature of the province, the Yoro Waterfall.--Swinton
On View
Not on viewCollections
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎
about 1833
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
1853, 8th month in the year of the Ox
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
1855, 9th month in the year of the Hare
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
1853, 8th month in the year of the Ox
Chinese
18th century, Qing Dynasty (1644–1911)
