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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...
Category
1850s Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut, Ink
Hiroshige (1797-1858) - View of Kasumigaseki (Kasumigaseki no zu) 東都名所
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Artist: 広重 Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Series: Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tôto meisho) (東都名所)
Title: View of Kasumigaseki (Kasumigaseki no zu) 霞がせきの図
Size: O-ban 大判 24.2 x 36...
Category
1840s Landscape Prints
Materials
Woodcut
'Courtesan and Young Man at Fuchu' Original Erotic Shunga Woodblock
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The present work is an excellent example of the erotic Shunga prints produced by Utagawa 'Ando' Hioshige and his school. Shunga imagery became especially widespread in Japan with the...
Category
Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
'Lovers of Okazaki' Original Erotic Shunga Woodblock Print by Utagawa Hiroshige
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The present work is an excellent example of the erotic Shunga prints produced by Utagawa 'Ando' Hioshige and his school. Shunga imagery became especially widespread in Japan with the...
Category
Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Minowa, Kanasugi and Mikawashima - One Hundred Famous Views of EDO 名所江戸百景
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in BRUCE, ACT
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...
Category
1840s Landscape Prints
Materials
Woodcut
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...
Category
1850s Landscape Prints
Materials
Woodcut