Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige) Landscape Prints

"Early Summer Horse Fair" from 53 Stations of the Tokaido Woodblock print of a group of horses, originally by Hiroshige (Ando) Utagawa (Japanese, 1797 - 1858). Several groups of hor...

Pine Trees at Maiko Beach, from "Sixty-odd Famous places of Japan" Woodblock print of pine trees along the shore, originally by Hiroshige (Ando) Utagawa (Japanese, 1797 - 1858). Pine trees follow the the curve of the shore, receding into the distant forest. In the midground, there are a few buildings with people nearby. The original woodcut was created circa 1853. The is a later printing, re-carved, from the mid 20th Century. Frame size: 21.5"H x 16.5"W Image size: 14"H x 9.5"W Born in Edo as Tokutaro Ando, Hiroshige Utagawa grew up in a minor samurai family. His father belonged to the firefighting force assigned to Edo Castle. It is here that Hiroshige was given his first exposure to art: legend has it that a fellow fireman tutored him in the Kano school of painting, though Hiroshige’s first official teacher was Rinsai. Though Hiroshige tried to join Toyokuni Utagawa's studio, he was turned away. In 1811, young Hiroshige entered an apprenticeship with the celebrated Toyohiro Utagawa. After only a year, he was bestowed with the artist name Hiroshige. He soon gave up his role in the fire department to focus entirely on painting and print design. During this time he studied painting, intrigued by the Shijo school. Hiroshige’s artistic genius went largely unnoticed until 1832. In Hiroshige Utagawa's groundbreaking series of Japanese woodblock prints, The 53 Stations of the Tokaido (1832-1833), he captured the journey along the Tokaido road, the highway connecting Edo to Kyoto, the imperial capital. With the Tokugawa Shogunate relaxing centuries of age-old restrictions on travel, urban populations embraced travel art and Hiroshige Utagawa became one of the most prominent and successful ukiyo-e artists. He also produced kacho-e (bird-and-flower pictures) to enormous success. In 1858, at the age of 61, he passed away as a result of the Edo cholera epidemic. Hiroshige Utagawa’s woodblock prints continue to convey the beauty of Japan and provide insight into the everyday life of its citizens during the Edo period. The appeal of his tender, lyrical landscapes was not restricted to the Japanese audience. Hiroshige’s work had a profound influence on the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists of Europe: Toulouse-Lautrec was fascinated with Hiroshige’s daring diagonal compositions and inventive use of perspective, while Van Gogh literally copied two of Hiroshige's prints from the famous series, 100 Famous Views of Edo...

Artist: 広重 Hiroshige (1797-1858) Series: One Hundred Famous Views of EDO (名所江戸百景) Title: Minowa, Kanasugi and Mikawashima (蓑輪金杉三河しま, Minowa Kanasugi Mikawashima) Size: O-ban 大判 A...

View of Zojo-ji Temple in Shiba is an original Modern artwork realized by Utagawa Hiroshige (Edo, 1797 - Edo, 1858) in the half of the 19th Century. Original rare woodcut on paper, ...

View of Zojo-ji Temple in Tokyo is an original modern artwork realized by Utagawa Hiroshige (Edo, 1797 - Edo, 1858) in the 1850s. Original woodcut on paper, rare lifetime impression...

Furukawa River, Hiroo is an original modern artwork realized in 1856 in Japan during the Edo period by Utagawa Hiroshige The Sheet is from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)" Published by Uoya Eikichi. Signed by the artist on the lower margin: Hiroshige Hitsu...

An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing Mt. Fuji rising over a landscape with travelers carrying goods in Omori near present-day Tokyo. Signed in kanji uppe...

An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing villagers carrying goods beside textile shops in Narumi, Aicho Prefecture, Japan,...

An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing ferry boats with travelers crossing a river in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, circa 1850. A village is nestl...

An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a view of Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Villagers carry goods beneath a torii gate and mountains rise in the...

An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a figures carrying goods along the quay at Otsu, capital of Shiga Prefecture, Japan. In the distance, Mount Hiei ris...

An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a group of travelers and laborers passing through Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Hamamatsu Castle rises ab...