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When was Hiroshige born?
Japanese artist Hiroshige was born in 1797 in Edo (now Tokyo), Japan, and died in 1858. He was best known as a master of ukiyo-e woodblock printing tradition. It is estimated that he created about 8000 prints of everyday life and landscapes of Japan. Shop a selection of Hiroshige pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
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The Ayase River and Kanegafuchi, Summer, One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Soquel, CA
The Ayase River and Kanegafuchi, Summer, One Hundred Famous Views of Edo Summer on the Ayase River by Hiroshige (Ando) Utagawa (Japan, 1797 - 1858 ). Woodcut circa 1856. Ima...
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1850s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Ink, Woodcut

'View of Mitsuke', After Utagawa Hiroshige, Ukiyo-E Woodblock, Tokaido, Edo
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a view of Mitsuke in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, circa 1850. A figure on horseback...
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Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Washi Paper, Sumi Ink

The Ferry at Sakasai - One Hundred Famous Views of EDO 名所江戸百景
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Hiroshige (1797-1858) - One Hundred Famous Views of EDO 名所江戸百景 Artist: 広重 Hiroshige (1797-1858) Series: One Hundred Famous Views of EDO (名所江戸百景) Title: The Ferry at Sakasai (逆井のわたし...
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1850s Landscape Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Hiroshige (1797-1858) - Horie and Nekozane - Meisho Edo Hyakkei
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (Hiroshige Ando 1797-1858) Title: No.96 "Meisho Edo Hyakkei" Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (名所江戸百景) Size: O-ban 大判 Age: 1856
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1850s Landscape Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Edo Landscape Japanese Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Houston, TX
Edo Meisho woodblock print of a famous Japanese coastal dock. This woodblock is most likely apart of the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo." The woodblock print is printed on r...
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1850s Edo Landscape Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige) -- Fireworks at Ryogoku Bridge
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige) Fireworks at Ryogoku Bridge, circa 1840 - 1842 From the series "Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)" Original woodblock print Oban size Published ...
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1840s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Woodcut

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