Hiroshige

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In this Japanese name, the family name is Utagawa.
Portrait of Hiroshige by artist Utagawa Kunisada

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]

List of print series[change | change source]

  • 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[change | change source]

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

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

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

References[change | change source]

  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 [[:ja:東海道五十三次|here (in Japanese)]]
  3. See 100 images of Edo at Japanese Wikipedia article [[:ja:名所江戸百景|here (in Japanese)]]

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