Utagawa Ando Hiroshige Woodblock Print J002, Japan, 1797-1858

Name: Utagawa Ando Hiroshige Woodblock Print J002, Japan, 1797-1858
Brand: Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Price: 4715.03 CHF
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About the Item

Utagawa Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797 to 1858, woodblock prints on paper, Flowers and Bird signed and inscribed in Hieroglyphs and red ink stamp upper left and lower right and framed in Toyko, Japan. Utagawa Hiroshige, born Ando Tokutaro, was a Japanese ukiyo e artist, considered the last great master of that tradition. Hiroshige is best known for his horizontal format landscape series The Fifty three Stations of the Tokaido and for his vertical format landscape series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo. Asian and Oriental Paintings, Wall Art, Home Decor, and Collectibles. One of a kind artwork. Dimensions Size: Frame 21 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. Image 15 x 7 in. All measurements are approximate. Condition Report Overall good vintage condition. Signs of age and wear.

Creator:
Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige) (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 21.5 in (54.61 cm)Width: 13.5 in (34.29 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)
Style:
Edo (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Paper,Hand-Painted,Woodwork
Place of Origin:
Japan
Period:
Early 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1800s
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Norton, MA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU5848233379192

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Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Born in Edo as Tokutaro Ando, Utagawa Hiroshige (also known as Andō Hiroshige) 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 Utagawa Toyokuni's studio, he was turned away. In 1811, young Hiroshige entered an apprenticeship with the celebrated Utagawa Toyohiro. 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's groundbreaking series of Japanese woodblock prints, The “53 Stations of the Tokaido” (1832–33), 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 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.

Original Hiroshige 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” in oil paint.

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(Biography provided by Robert Azensky Fine Art)