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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) |
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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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Nihonbashi Bridge and Edobashi Bridge Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Fine, rare 1918 Hiroshige 100 Edo prints, see details . . . |
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Scattered Pines, Tone River Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Fine, rare 1918 Hiroshige 100 Edo prints, see details . . . |
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Hibiscus and Black-naped Oriole Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Exquisite, rare reprints from the Tachihara Inuki studio |
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Macaw on a Grapevine Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Exquisite, rare reprints from the Tachihara Inuki studio |
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Sunshu Fujinuma Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Beautiful Fuji series |
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Women Stopping Travelers at Goyu Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) |
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The Sarugababa Rest Stop at Futakawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) |
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Sayo no Nakayama Mountain near Nissaka Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) |
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The Suruga Bank of the Oi River near Shimada Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) |
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Shinmachi Bridge at Hodogaya Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) |
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The Rokugo Ferry at Kawasaki Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) |
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Tora Rain at Oiso Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) |
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Ubumochiya Restaurant and Relay Station at Kusatsu Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) |
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Mekawa Village near Ishibe Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) |
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Drying Strips of Gourd at Minakuchi Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) |
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The Peak of Fudesute Mountain from Sakanoshita Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) |
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The Ishiyakushi Temple at Ishiyakushi Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) |
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Motoyama Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Beautiful Kajikawa Workshop published reprint |
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Shionata Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Beautiful Kajikawa Workshop published reprint |
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Odai Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Beautiful Kajikawa Workshop published reprint |
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Kusatsu Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Beautiful Kajikawa Workshop published reprint |
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Echigawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Beautiful Kajikawa Workshop published reprint |
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Hosokute Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Beautiful Kajikawa Workshop published reprint |
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Fukushima Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Beautiful Kajikawa Workshop published reprint |
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Midono Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Beautiful Kajikawa Workshop published reprint |
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Fushimi Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Beautiful Kajikawa Workshop published reprint |
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Miyeji Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Beautiful Kajikawa Workshop published reprint |
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Akasaka Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Beautiful Kajikawa Workshop published reprint |
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Imasu Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Beautiful Kajikawa Workshop published reprint |
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Kashiwabara Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Beautiful Kajikawa Workshop published reprint |
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Samegai Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Beautiful Kajikawa Workshop published reprint |
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Shimosa Horie Nekozane Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Rare Mt. Fuji series |
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Kazusa Kisarazu Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Rare Mt. Fuji series |
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Musashi Kanagawa Kaijo Nokemura Yokohama Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Rare Mt. Fuji series |
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Benkei Moat from Soto-Sakurada to Kojimachi Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Exquisite Hundred Edo reprint by Yamada Shoin |
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Oji Inari Shrine Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Exquisite Hundred Edo reprint by Yamada Shoin |
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The Kawaguchi Ferry and Zenkoji Temple Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Exquisite Hundred Edo reprint by Yamada Shoin |
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View of Shiba Coast Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Exquisite Hundred Edo reprint by Yamada Shoin |
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Koume Embankment Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Exquisite Hundred Edo reprint by Yamada Shoin |
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Shitaya Hirokoji Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Exquisite Hundred Edo reprint by Yamada Shoin |
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Autumn: Maple Leaves at Kaian-ji Temple Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Fine Takamizawa Publisher reprint |
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