Utagawa Hiroshige
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) was a Japanese painter, xylographer and draftsperson.
Also recorded as Andō Hiroshige; Ando; Jūemon Andō; Utugawa Hiroshige; Tokutarō; Ichiyūsai.
Overview
Recorded at birth as 安藤 徳太郎.
Also worked under the name 安藤 重右衛門, 安藤 鉄蔵 and 安藤 徳兵衛.
Born at Edo in 1797, died at Edo in 1858.
In detail
training under Utagawa Toyohiro and Ōoka Unpō is recorded. Utagawa Hirokage, Utagawa Shigekiyo and Shikō are recorded as having studied under Utagawa Hiroshige. the recorded working language is Japanese.
The field of work recorded is ukiyo-e and shunga. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape and ukiyo-e. The authority associates the name with Utagawa school and Kasei culture. Katsushika Hokusai is recorded as an influence.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Edo and Kyoto. Positions recorded include dōshin.
Works named in the authority record are One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, Eight Views of Ōmi, Kōshū Nikki, The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō and Famous Views of the 60-odd Provinces.
Work by Utagawa Hiroshige is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museo del Prado, Art Institute of Chicago, Auckland Art Gallery and Finnish National Gallery.
Sources
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q200798: Utagawa Hiroshige
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