# The Whirlpools of Awa

By [Utagawa Hiroshige](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/utagawa-hiroshige.md>), 1857.

## Details

- Medium: Triptych of color woodblock prints
- Dimensions: Overall: 38.4 x 25.8 cm (15 1/8 x 10 3/16 in.)
- Collection: [Cleveland Museum of Art](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/gallery-36a1fc18d246201d.md>)

[View collection record](<https://clevelandart.org/art/1930.183>)

- Categories: Print, Works on Paper
- Styles: [Japanese Ukiyo-e](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/japanese-ukiyo-e.md>)

## Image

![Foaming whirlpools swirl between rocky coasts in a panoramic blue seascape.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-36a1fc18d246201d-14b8cc3f24437a11/full.jpg?v=5c719340e9a61bf1c3415be92d9ecfea4f89becb175718db32506f46eb1b139c>)

## Sources & credits

- The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1930.183. Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore. CC0 Open Access.
- Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore
- Cleveland Museum of Art

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