Hiroshige

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese: 歌川広重, 1797–October 12, 1858), also called Hiroshige, was a Japanese artist. He was a master of the ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and painting.^[1]

In this Japanese name, the family name is Utagawa.

Portrait of Hiroshige by artist Utagawa Kunisada

List of print series

• Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tōto Meisho jukkei), 1831
• 36 Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji Sanjū-Rokkei), 1832
• 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Gojūsantsugi), 1832-1834
• Famous Scenes of Our Country (Honcho meisho), 1832-1837
• Famous Scenes of Kyoto (Kyōto meisho), 1834-1835
• Famous Scenes of Osaka (Ōsaka meisho), 1834-1835
• Eight Views of Omi (Ōmi hakkei), 1834-1835
• 69 Stations of the Kisokaidō (Kisokaidō Rokujūkyūtsugi no uchi), 1835-1842
• 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō, Kyōka version (Kyōka Tōkaidō), 1839-1840
• 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō, Gyōsho version (Gyōsho Tōkaidō), 1841-1842
• 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō, Reisho version (Reisho Tōkaidō), 1848-1852
• 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō, Jinbutsu version (Jinbutsu Tōkaidō, 1848-1852).
• Famous Scenes of Edo (Edo meisho, 1853).
• Famous Scenes of the 60 Provincess (Rokujū yoshū meisho zue), 1853-1858
• Famous Scenes of the 53 estaciones (Gojūsantsugi meisho zue, 1855).
• 100 Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei), 1856-1858
• 36 Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji Sanjū-Rokkei), 1858-1859

Gallery

Ukiyo-e from Kachō-ga : Pictures of Flowers and Birds:

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  Reeds in the Snow with a Wild Duck

Some Ukiyo-e from 53 Statuibs if the Tōkaidō^[2]

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  The Morning glow at the Nihonbashi
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  The Lake at Hakone
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  Night Snow at Kambara
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  Clear Weather After Snow at Kameyama

Some Ukiyo-e from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo^[3]

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  Table of Contents
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  The Plum Garden in Kameido
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  Great Bridge, Sudden Shower at Atake
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  The Dyers' Street in Kanda
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  Night View of Saruwakacho
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  Suijin Shrine and Massaki on the Sumida River
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  Massaki of Suijin Shrine, Uchigawa Inlet, and Sekiya
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  Yoroi Ferry, Koami-chō
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  Kinryūzan Temple, Asakusa
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  Fukagawa Susaki and Jūmantsubo
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  Inside Kameido Tenjin Shrine
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  Fireworks at Ryōgoku

References

1. Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric et al. (2005). "Hiroshige" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 319.
2. See 53 images of the Tōkaidō road at Japanese Wikipedia article here (in Japanese)
3. See 100 images of Edo at Japanese Wikipedia article here (in Japanese)

Other websites

• images and descriptions of works by Hiroshige and his contemporaries Archived 2007-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Hiroshige
• Ando Hiroshige – Free source of information and pictures
• Hiroshige at WebMuseum Paris
• Christian Science Monitor article
• Profile of Hiroshige Archived 2006-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
• Brooklyn Museum: Exhibitions: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo Archived 2011-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
• Utagawa Hiroshige at Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington, Connecticut Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine