Hiroshige
- In this Japanese name, the family name is Utagawa.
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
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- 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:
- Hiroshige Roseau sous la neige et canard sauvage.JPG
Reeds in the Snow with a Wild Duck
Some Ukiyo-e from 53 Statuibs if the Tōkaidō[2]
- Hiroshige le pont Nihonbashi à l'aube.jpg
The Morning glow at the Nihonbashi
- Hiroshige le Lac d'Hakone.jpg
The Lake at Hakone
Night Snow at Kambara
Clear Weather After Snow at Kameyama
Some Ukiyo-e from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo[3]
Table of Contents
The Plum Garden in Kameido
Great Bridge, Sudden Shower at Atake
- Hiroshige Le quartier des teinturiers de Kanda.jpg
The Dyers' Street in Kanda
- Hiroshige, Night View of Saruwaka-machi.jpg
Night View of Saruwakacho
- 100 views edo 035.jpg
Suijin Shrine and Massaki on the Sumida River
Massaki of Suijin Shrine, Uchigawa Inlet, and Sekiya
- 100 views edo 062.jpg
Yoroi Ferry, Koami-chō
- 100 views edo 099.jpg
Kinryūzan Temple, Asakusa
Fukagawa Susaki and Jūmantsubo
- 100 views edo 067.jpg
Inside Kameido Tenjin Shrine
- 100 views edo 098.jpg
Fireworks at Ryōgoku
Hiroshige Media
- Brooklyn Museum - Wind Blown Grass Across the Moon - Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando).jpg
Wind Blown Grass Across the Moon – by Hiroshige
- Brooklyn Museum - Returning Sails at Tsukuda from Eight Views of Edo - Utagawa Toyohiro.jpg
Hiroshige studied under Toyohiro of the Utagawa school of artists.Returning Sails at Tsukuda, from Eight Views of Edo, early-19th century
- Utagawa Hiroshige (1857) Awa Naruto no fuukei.jpg
View of the Whirlpools at Awa triptych, 1857, part of the series "Snow, Moon and Flowers"
- 牛込神楽坂の図 歌川広重 1840.jpg
View of Kagurazaka and Ushigome bridge to Edo Castle (牛込神楽坂の図), by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840
A rather dark printing of the view sometimes dubbed "Man on Horseback Crossing a Bridge". From the series The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō, this is View 28 and Station 27 at Nagakubo-shuku, depicting the Wada Bridge across the Yoda River.
- Kisokaido20 Oiwake.jpg
Keisai Eisen was influenced by and worked with Hiroshige.Oiwake, from The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō, 1830s.
- The Famous Scenes of the Sixty States 55 Awa.jpg
Naruto Whirlpool, Awa Province, from Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces
- Brooklyn Museum - Moonlight View of Tsukuda with Lady on a Balcony - Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando).jpg
Moonlight View of Tsukuda with Lady on a Balcony
- Sumida River, the Wood of the Water God, at Masaki LACMA M.66.35.5.jpg
Sumida River, the Wood of the Water god
- Ando Hiroshige - Moon over Ships Moored at Tsukuda Island from Eitai Bridge - Google Art Project.jpg
Moon over Ships Moored at Tsukuda Island from Eitai Bridge
References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric et al. (2005). "Hiroshige" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 319.
- ↑ See 53 images of the Tōkaidō road at Japanese Wikipedia article [[:ja:東海道五十三次|here (in Japanese)]]
- ↑ See 100 images of Edo at Japanese Wikipedia article [[:ja:名所江戸百景|here (in Japanese)]]
Other websites
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- 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