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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)

In Japanese woodblock printing, Hiroshige ranks not only as one of the leading landscape artists, but also as one of the greatest masters of the medium. His romantic and moody evocations of nature capture a distant time and place that still holds a fascination for viewers today.

Early life

Hiroshige was born in Edo (present-day Tokyo) in 1797, the son of a fireman. After his parents died, Hiroshige began studying the art of woodblock printing with Toyohiro in 1810 or 1811, at age thirteen or fourteen. His earliest prints were primarily book illustrations, and it wasn't until the 1830s that Hiroshige began to find success with the genres for which he would become best known: landscapes and kacho-e (bird and flower prints).

Woodblock printing

Hiroshige's real breakthrough came with the publication of The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road in 1833-1834. Hiroshige expertly captures moody and atmospheric weather conditions, rendering mist, rain, snow, and evening effects with great skill and beauty. His poetic landscapes have a distinctly human touch about them, the addition of figures that lend a personal element to balance the beauty and wonder of nature.

The popularity of his initial Tokaido Road prints led Hiroshige to design nearly twenty different versions of the series during his lifetime, but he also created many other acclaimed landscape series, including the Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido Road, Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, Famous Views of the Eastern Capital, Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces, and One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, his late masterwork. Hiroshige was a prolific artist, designing an estimated 4,500 prints, mainly landscapes.

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The Oi River between Suruga and Totomi Provinces
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Hiroshige 36 Views of Fuji, 1891 memorial edition, exhibition & sale!
$435.00 Fixed Price
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Kogane Plain in Shimosa Province
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Hiroshige 36 Views of Fuji, 1891 memorial edition, exhibition & sale!
$325.00 Fixed Price
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Futami Bay in Ise Province
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Hiroshige 36 Views of Fuji, 1891 memorial edition, exhibition & sale!
$325.00 Fixed Price
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Lake at Hakone
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Hiroshige 36 Views of Fuji, 1891 memorial edition, exhibition & sale!
$325.00 Fixed Price
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Title Page for Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Hiroshige 36 Views of Fuji, 1891 memorial edition, exhibition & sale!
$195.00 Fixed Price
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Aki Province: Itsukushima, Depiction of a Festival, 1853
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Beautiful original Hiroshige
$1275.00 Fixed Price
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Kameyama: Matsumoto Koshiro V as Akabori Mizuemon, 1857
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) and Toyokuni III/Kunisada (1786 - 1864)
Two Brushes - Great Hiroshige collaborative series!
$345.00 Fixed Price
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Kakegawa: A Country Girl, 1854
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) and Toyokuni III/Kunisada (1786 - 1864)
Two Brushes - Great Hiroshige collaborative series!
$345.00 Fixed Price
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Ishibe: Megawa Village, 1855
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) and Toyokuni III/Kunisada (1786 - 1864)
Two Brushes - Great Hiroshige collaborative series!
$345.00 Fixed Price
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Kusatsu: Ichikawa Yaozo III as Sasaki Takatsuna and Ichikawa Danjuro VI as Tanimura Kotoji, 1855
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) and Toyokuni III/Kunisada (1786 - 1864)
Two Brushes - Great Hiroshige collaborative series!
$345.00 Fixed Price
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Minakuchi: Panoramic View of Mount Iwafuri, 1855
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) and Toyokuni III/Kunisada (1786 - 1864)
Two Brushes - Great Hiroshige collaborative series!
$345.00 Fixed Price
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Inside Zojo-ji Temple in Shiba, circa 1832 - 1838
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
$585.00 Fixed Price
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Precincts of the Shiba Shinmei Shrine, circa 1832 - 1838
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
$585.00 Fixed Price
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Fisherman on the Beach at Odawara
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Great Vertical Tokaido series
$475.00 Fixed Price
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Kyoto: The Imperial Palace
Hiroshige II (1826 - 1869)
Great series!
$95.00 Fixed Price
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Namamugi Village beside the Tsurumi River at Kawasaki, 1855
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Great Vertical Tokaido series
$485.00 Fixed Price
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Flower Garden on the Grounds of Kinryuzan Temple, Asakusa, 1853
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Lovely Hiroshige beauties triptych
$1425.00 Fixed Price
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View of Lake Biwa and the Town of Otsu from the Building Dedicated to Kannon at Mii Temple, 1855
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Great Vertical Tokaido series
$485.00 Fixed Price
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The Suzuka River and Foothills at Tsuchiyama, 1855
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Great Vertical Tokaido series
$485.00 Fixed Price
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Yahagi Bridge on the Yahagi River near Okazaki, 1855
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Great Vertical Tokaido series
$1150.00 Fixed Price
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The Bridge on the Toyo River near Yoshida, 1855
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Great Vertical Tokaido series
$475.00 Fixed Price
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Crossing the Forty-eight Rapids on the Road to Akiba near Kakegawa, 1855
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Great Vertical Tokaido series
$475.00 Fixed Price
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The Sarugababa Resthouse near Futagawa, 1855
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Great Vertical Tokaido series
$475.00 Fixed Price
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The Bow and Bowstring Route from Kusatsu to Yabase, 1855
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Great Vertical Tokaido series
$485.00 Fixed Price
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Fording the Seto River at Fujieda, 1855
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Great Vertical Tokaido series
$485.00 Fixed Price
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The Ancient Site of the Swan Mound near Shono, 1855
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Great Vertical Tokaido series
$575.00 Fixed Price
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The Great Bridge at Sanjo in Kyoto, 1855
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Great Vertical Tokaido series
$475.00 Fixed Price
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The Satta Foothills from the Okitsu River near Okitsu
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Great Vertical Tokaido series
$475.00 Fixed Price
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Lightning and Rain at Kameyama, 1855
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Great Vertical Tokaido series
$1275.00 Fixed Price
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Traveling at Night through the Hakone Mountains
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Great Vertical Tokaido series
$1275.00 Fixed Price
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The Second Block of the Miroku Licensed Quarter by the Abe River in Fuchu
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Great Vertical Tokaido series
$565.00 Fixed Price
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Yajiro Mistakes Kitahachi for a Fox and Beats Him on the Nawate Road near Akasaka
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Great Vertical Tokaido series
$565.00 Fixed Price
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The Landing of the Seven Ri Ferry at Atsuta Station, Miya
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Great Vertical Tokaido series
$565.00 Fixed Price
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Nako Bay and the Mie River at Yokkaichi
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Great Vertical Tokaido series
$565.00 Fixed Price
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The Seven Ri Ferry Boat Approaching Kuwana
Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
Great Vertical Tokaido series
$565.00 Fixed Price

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