Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese, 1797 – 1858

Utagawa Hiroshige, born Andō Hiroshige, 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 Tōkaidō and for his vertical-format landscape series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo. The subjects of his work were atypical of the ukiyo-e genre, whose typical focus was on beautiful women, popular actors, and other scenes of the urban pleasure districts of Japan's Edo period (1603–1868). The popular series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji by Hokusai was a strong influence on Hiroshige's choice of subject, though Hiroshige's approach was more poetic and ambient than Hokusai's bolder, more formal prints. Subtle use of color was essential in Hiroshige's prints, often printed with multiple impressions in the same area and with extensive use of bokashi (color gradation), both of which were rather labor-intensive techniques.
Hiroshige's work came to have a marked influence on western European painting towards the close of the 19th century as a part of the trend in Japonism. Western European artists, such as Manet and Monet, collected and closely studied Hiroshige's compositions. Vincent van Gogh even went so far as to paint copies of two of Hiroshige's prints from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo.

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Mandarin Ducks and Flowering Plants

Mandarin Ducks and Flowering Plants (early or mid-1830s)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Gathering Shellfish at Low Tide at Susaki, from the series Famous Places in Edo

Gathering Shellfish at Low Tide at Susaki, from the series Famous Places in Edo (mid-1830s)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Evening Glow at Seta, from the series Eight Views of Ōmi

Evening Glow at Seta, from the series Eight Views of Ōmi (1857)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Evening Snow at Kambara (number sixteen of the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido)

Evening Snow at Kambara (number sixteen of the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido) (1833)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (1857)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Pine Groves of Miho in Suruga, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji

Pine Groves of Miho in Suruga, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (1858)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

The Moon-Viewing Promontory, from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo

The Moon-Viewing Promontory, from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo (1857)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Kanō, from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō

Kanō, from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō (c. 1835-37)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Shimosuwa, from the series Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaidō

Shimosuwa, from the series Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaidō (1835-38)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Nissaka: The Night-Weeping Stone at Sayo no Nakayama, from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō

Nissaka: The Night-Weeping Stone at Sayo no Nakayama, from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō (c. 1848–50)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Tsukudajima from Eitai Bridge, from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo

Tsukudajima from Eitai Bridge, from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo (1858)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Act VII (Shichidanme)

Act VII (Shichidanme) (ca. 1835–1839)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Annaka

Annaka (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Autumn Moon at Ishiyama (Ishiyama no shûgetsu)

Autumn Moon at Ishiyama (Ishiyama no shûgetsu) (ca. 1834)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Cherry Blossoms; Picnickers

Cherry Blossoms; Picnickers (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Cherry Flowers in Blue Pot on Stand

Cherry Flowers in Blue Pot on Stand (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Clearing Water after Snow

Clearing Water after Snow (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Emonzaka

Emonzaka (1862)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Enoshima Island (Figure on an ox, waves)

Enoshima Island (Figure on an ox, waves) (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Etchu Prefecture; Floating Bridge (Funabashi)

Etchu Prefecture; Floating Bridge (Funabashi) (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Farewell (Woman at gate, man riding off)

Farewell (Woman at gate, man riding off) (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Flower Arrangements; Basket Pine and Iris in Rock Bowl

Flower Arrangements; Basket Pine and Iris in Rock Bowl (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Fording a Broad River

Fording a Broad River (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Fording a Broad River

Fording a Broad River (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Fording a Broad River

Fording a Broad River (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Fujisawa; Yugyôji [temple name]

Fujisawa; Yugyôji [temple name] (ca. 1833–1834)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Fukagawa; Timberyard (kiba)

Fukagawa; Timberyard (kiba) (1856)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Group among Pine Trees, an Inlet

Group among Pine Trees, an Inlet (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Hakone; The Lake (Kosui)

Hakone; The Lake (Kosui) (ca. 1833–1834)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Hillside, Houses, Dark Mountains

Hillside, Houses, Dark Mountains (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

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