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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Ishiyakushi

Ishiyakushi (ca. 1855)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Islet in the Snow

Islet in the Snow (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Kameido Temmaugu in Snow

Kameido Temmaugu in Snow (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Kanagawa Yedo; House on River

Kanagawa Yedo; House on River (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Kuruma Ebi, Aji Prawns, and Horse Mackerel

Kuruma Ebi, Aji Prawns, and Horse Mackerel (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Maruko; Famous Tea Shop (Meibutsu Cha Mise)

Maruko; Famous Tea Shop (Meibutsu Cha Mise) (ca. 1833–1834)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Mokuboji Uki Mount Fuji Oka Ya Han

Mokuboji Uki Mount Fuji Oka Ya Han (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Nihonbashi in Snow

Nihonbashi in Snow (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Nihonbashi, Porters, etc. on Bridge (summer scene)

Nihonbashi, Porters, etc. on Bridge (summer scene) (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Nihonbashi; Clearing Weather after Snow (Nihonbashi Yukibare)

Nihonbashi; Clearing Weather after Snow (Nihonbashi Yukibare) (1856)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Ochanomizu Bridge

Ochanomizu Bridge (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Rice Planting under Rain at Ono, Hoki Prefecture

Rice Planting under Rain at Ono, Hoki Prefecture (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Ryôgoku; Fireworks at Ryôgoku (hanabi)

Ryôgoku; Fireworks at Ryôgoku (hanabi) (1858)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Servants’ Quarrel

Servants’ Quarrel (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Servants’ Quarrel

Servants’ Quarrel (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Shoshiyu, Raft among Reeds

Shoshiyu, Raft among Reeds (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Snow Scene, Islet, River, Shore

Snow Scene, Islet, River, Shore (before 1858)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Temple Steps in Snow

Temple Steps in Snow (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Three Women and Waves

Three Women and Waves (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Three Women Making a Snow Rabbit in a Garden

Three Women Making a Snow Rabbit in a Garden (1854)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Tora-no-mon-gai; Aoi Hill, Outside the Tiger Gate [Tora-no-mon] (Aoizaka)

Tora-no-mon-gai; Aoi Hill, Outside the Tiger Gate [Tora-no-mon] (Aoizaka) (1857)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Toto Meisho Shiba Shimei

Toto Meisho Shiba Shimei (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Two Red Pavilions in Snow

Two Red Pavilions in Snow (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Two Women Playing a Game

Two Women Playing a Game (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Ushima Shrine in Hongo District

Ushima Shrine in Hongo District (ca. 1825)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

View in Rain

View in Rain (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Well, Trees, Houses, People, Ducks on River

Well, Trees, Houses, People, Ducks on River (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Woman with Kettle

Woman with Kettle (19th century)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Akasaka

Akasaka (1855)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

Akasaka

Akasaka (ca. 1841–1842)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)

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