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Evening Shower at Atake and the Great Bridge from the serie One Hundred Famous Views of Edo by Utagawa Hiroshige [Public domain]
Famous printmaker: Ando Hiroshige 1797-1858
The compendium site is about the famous Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hiroshige (1797-1858) who was most famous for his landscape prints. It provides links to information and images of his work and prints in
- museums and art galleries,
- online galleries and
- books and videos.
It was created as part of a project about Japanese Art in Making A Mark in 2008. This looked at the work of Hiroshige and his use of wood-block prints (ukiyo-e) and their influence on Impressionism. Links continue to be added on a regular basis.
Overview of The Life and Work of Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Ando Hiroshige was born in Tokyo - which was then called Edo - in 1797. In 1809, when he was just 12 years old both his parents died. His father had been both a Samurai and a fireman.
In 1811, he joined the famous painting school and studio led by the ukiyo-e master Toyohiro Utagawa in 1811
His original name was Ando Tokutaro but in 1812 he was allowed to formally change his name to Utagawa and thereafter he called himself Utagawa Hiroshige. However in most ukiyo-e literature he is usually identified by the name Hiroshige Ando.
- Hiroshige - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hiroshige From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaUtagawa Hiroshige 1797 in Edo - October 12, 1858) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, and one of the last great artists in that tradition.He was also referred to as Ando Hiroshige (although this combination o - Hiroshige - A Life by Prof. Yone Noguchi
LIFE OF HIROSHIGE BY PROF. YONE NOGUCHIThis Life of Hiroshige by Professor Yone Noguchi is taken from the small booklet Hiroshige and Japanese Landscapes publishedby Board of Tourist Industry Japanese Government Railways, 1936. - Hiroshige: An Appreciation by Charles Holmes
HIROSHIGE: AN APPRECIATION - CHARLES HOLMES This is one of the earliest introductions to the work of Hiroshige. It was published in edition 3 of "The Dome - A Quarterly Containing Examples of All the Arts - Published at The Unicorn Press 26, Paternos - Hiroshige (Japanese artist) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
Hiroshige (Japanese artist), 1797 Edo [now Tokyo], Japan Oct. 12, 1858 Edo Japanese artist, one of the last great ukiyo-e (“pictures of the floating world”) masters of the colour woodblock print. His genius for landscape compositions was first recogn - Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858, sometimes called Ando Hiroshige) was the second of the two great masters of the Japanese landscape woodblock print, after Hokusai.He is particularly known for his scenes featuring snow and ra - Hiroshige: Biography from Answers.com
Ando Hiroshige ( b Edo [now Tokyo], 1797; d Edo, 1858). Japanese painter and printmaker.The Japanese painter and printmaker Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858) is considered one of the six great masters of the Ukiyo-e school. He is most famous for his landsca - Hokusai & Hiroshige - Download free content from Asian Art Museum on iTunes
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BOOKS: About Ando Hiroshige and his views
Online art galleries of Hiroshige's artwork
These are links to all the online websites which provide an insight into Hiroshige's work
- Jim Breen's Ukiyo-E Gallery - Hiroshige
Jim Breen's Ukiyo-E Gallery - HiroshigeHiroshige's Tokaido Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858) is one of the most famous Ukiyo-E artists. He specialized in landscapes, and in particular his sets of related scenes,such as the "Hundred Famous Places of Edo" and - Ando Hiroshige
The Woodblock Prints of Ando Hiroshige - Hiroshige - WikiPaintings.org
All artworks by Hiroshige listed on Wikipaintings - WebMuseum: Hiroshige, Ando
Japanese painter and printmaker Hiroshige was the last great figure of the Ukiyo-e, or popular, school of printmaking, and was known especially for his ... - Ando Hiroshige Online
Ando Hiroshige [Japanese Ukiyo-e Printmaker, 1797-1858] Guide to pictures of works by Ando Hiroshige in art museum sites and image archives worldwide. - Ando Hiroshige
The Woodblock Prints of Ando Hiroshige. ... THE WOODBLOCK PRINTS OF ANDO HIROSHIGE. Seba - No32 Kisokaido Road Series ENTER. Last Updated 29 October 2006 ... - Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858, sometimes called Ando Hiroshige) was the second of the two great masters of the Japanese landscape woodblock print, ... - Hiroshige
The 53 Stations of the Tokaido is Hiroshige's trademark series. The original Tokaido prints were completed in 1834, but Hiroshige returned to the subject ... - Hiroshige II Online
Hiroshige II [Japanese Ukiyo-e Printmaker, 1826-1869] Guide to pictures of works by Hiroshige II in art museum sites and image archives worldwide.
Yokkaichi, San Cho Kwa, Station 44 Wood block color print by Hiroshige
Yokkaichi San Cho Kwa Station 44 by Utagawa Hiroshige[see page for license], via Wikimedia Commons
Hiroshige in Art Galleries and Museums
These links are to works by Hiroshige in the permanent collections of art galleries and museums
Utagawa Hiroshige [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
- Brooklyn Museum: Exhibitions: Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views ...
Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, actually composed of 118 splendid woodblock landscape and genre scenes of mid-nineteenth-century Tokyo, ...This is an excellent website for viewing Hiroshige's woodblock designs. - Bato-machi Hiroshige Museum
Bato-machi Hiroshige Museumhttp://static.squidoo.com/images/icon-reorder.gifreorder(most of the site is in Japanese) - Ando Hiroshige Museum
Intended to hold a collection of Edo-era artist Ando Hiroshige, this museum in Batoh, Japan was inspired by one of the artist's ink drawings, ... - British Museum - Utagawa Hiroshige
Works by Utagawa Hiroshige - HIROSHIGE MUSEUM OF ART
These events led to the establishment of a Hiroshige Museum of Art in Tendo on April 18 th 1997, to coincide with the 200 th anniversary of Hiroshige's ... - Ando Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Artworks in Museum Collections: (40) Click the artwork titles below to see actual examples of artwork or works of art relevant to works by Ando Hiroshige. ... - Ando Hiroshige Online
Ando Hiroshige [Japanese Ukiyo-e Printmaker, 1797-1858] Guide to pictures of works by Ando Hiroshige in art museum sites and image archives worldwide.
Exhibitions of Hiroshige's work
Periodically, there are exhibitions of Hiroshige's work although more commonly his work is included in exhibitions about Japanese art and ukiyo-e. Below are links to significant recent exhibitions of his work
- Brooklyn Museum: Exhibitions: Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Exhibitions: Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo Current - British Museum - Utagawa Hiroshige: The Moon Reflected
Utagawa Hiroshige: The Moon Reflected, a touring exhibitionCurated by British artist Julian Opie with the assistance of Timothy Clark, this exhibition features a large selection of Utagawa Hiroshige's later woodblock prints from the British Museum's - East Meets West: Hiroshige at The Phillips Collection | Art Knowledge News
WASHINGTON, DC.- East Meets West: Hiroshige at The Phillips Collection - presents the exquisite Tokaido Road landscape series by Japanese master printmaker Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) - Hokusai and Hiroshige Woodcuts at The Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki | Art Knowledge News
The Ateneum Art Museum presents Hokusai and Hiroshige, on view through December 7, 2008. This exhibition comes from Japan. It presents coloured woodcuts by Hokusai (1760–1849) and Hiroshige (1797–1858). - Utagawa Hiroshige ~ Curated by Julian Opie ~ at Ikon | Art Knowledge News
Ikon Gallery presents a major exhibition of the later colour woodblock prints of 19th century Japanese artist Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), curated by British artist Julian Opie. - HIROSHIGE At la Pinacothque de Paris
HIROSHIGE At la Pinacothque de Paris, from 03 October 2012 to 17 March 2013Pinacothque de Paris: 28, place de la Madeleine and 8, rue Vignon, 75008 Paris - Apollo Magazine | A calming influence
Van Gogh: Rves de Japon &Hiroshige: L’Art du Voyage3 October–17 March 2013Pinacothque de ParisThis double exhibition shows how much Van Gogh owed to Hiroshige, writes David Platzer. - The complete series of Hiroshige's Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido
Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido13 July – 9 August 2012*closed 16 July (Marine Day) Japan Foundation Gallery Level 1, Chifley Plaza, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney - Framing Edo: Hiroshige Prints at Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, New York
Framing Edo: Masterworks from Hiroshige’s One Hundred Famous ViewsSelections from the Arthur R. Miller CollectionSeptember 21, 2012–January 13, 2013 in the Lockhart Gallery - Hiroshige: An Artist's Journey
June 14, 2012 - August 19, 2012 Honolulu Museum of Art
Kinryuzan Temple Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan) No. 99 from One Hundred Famous View of Edo
Utagawa Hiroshige[see page for license], via Wikimedia Commons
Reviews of Hiroshige's work
Night View of Saruwaka-machi by Utagawa Hiroshige [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
- Chronicler of a floating world | Art & Architecture | Guardian Unlimited Arts
Hiroshige's prints of 19th-century Japan conjure up an unchanging, impossibly tranquil world. They are masterful, writes Adrian Searle - but don't be fooledWednesday December 19, 2007 - Hiroshige - Stewart Guide to Japanese Prints
Basil Stewart's book, 'A Guide to Japanese Prints and Their Subject Matter', was first published by E. P. Dutton and Company, New York in 1922 with the title 'Subjects Portrayed in Japanese Colour Prints'. It was reprinted as an unabridged edition by - Strange - The Colour-Prints of Hiroshige
ANDO HIROSHIGETHE COLOUR-PRINTS OF HIROSHIGE - EDWARDF. STRANGE Edward F. Strange's book, 'The Colour-Prints of Hiroshige', was firstpublished in 1925 by Cassell & Company, London in an Edition de Luxeof 250 numbered copies and as a standard trad - Strange - The Colour-Prints of Hiroshige
ANDO HIROSHIGETHE COLOUR-PRINTS OF HIROSHIGE - EDWARD F. STRANGE CHAPTER XII SKETCH-BOOKS AND DRAWINGSThe sketches and notes and studies - the memoria technica - of any considerable artist have a charm which often surpasses that of the finished work.
VIDEO: Japanese painter - Utagawa Hiroshige
VIDEO: Hokusai and Hiroshige: Great Japanese Prints from the James A. Michener Collection
Exhibition Catalogue: Hokusai and Hiroshige: Great Japanese Prints - from the James a Michener Collection, Honolulu Academy of Arts
Amazon reviews: 4.9 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews)
Includes 200 prints from the Great Japanese Prints Exhibition. This focuses on prints by Hokusai and Hiroshige from the James A Michener Collection
Ichikobu Bridge - From the series 36 Views of Mount Fuji - by Utagawa Hiroshige
Making A Mark - posts which reference Hiroshige
In 2008 I developed a project about Japanese art on my blog 'Making A Mark' and these are the blog posts which are relevant to Hiroshige - below are links to two of these posts.
- Making a Mark: The elements of ukiyo-e
This post aims to provide an overview of the different elements of design used in a Japanese wood block print - ukiyo-e. For an explanation of the elements of design see this post - Composition - The Elements of Design - Making a Mark: Principles of design and composition and ukiyo-e
In my reading, I'm finding a lot of space devoted to narrating biography and history and describing images but very little which actually discusses images in terms of pictorial form and construction. the only book which has a detailed discussion is t
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editionh on February 16, 2011:
Great resource on Hiroshige!
anonymous on November 07, 2008:
wow. do you have any info on him in his early life...like when he was younger???
