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Hiroshige 13

Hiroshige

Hiroshige was born in 1797 in the Yayosu Quay section of the Yaesu area in Edo (modern Tokyo). He was of a samurai background, and is the great grandson of Tanaka Tokuemon, who held a position of power under the Tsugaru clan in the northern province of Mutsu.Hiroshige's grandfather, Mitsuemon, was an archery instructor who worked under the name Sairyūken.

53 Stations of the Tōkaidō

Stations of the Tōkaidō. There were originally 53 government post stations along the Tōkaidō, where travelers had to present traveling permits at each station if wanting to cross. All of the stations, in addition to the starting and ending locations (which are shared with the Nakasendō), are listed below in order.The stations are divided by their present day prefecture and include the ...

JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS OF THE EDO PERIOD

JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS OF THE EDO PERIOD: ORIGINS, ROUTES AND DESTINATIONS . FOR TRAVELERS ... 13. Utagawa Hiroshige, Kinryūzan Kannon Temple in Asakusa, from Famous Places in Edo, 1839 42 .....46 . 14. Utagawa Hiroshige, Snow Scene at the Shrine of Benzaiten . in the Pond at Inokashira , from Snow, Moon, and Flowers . at Famous Places ...

Thirty six Views of Mount Fuji (Hiroshige)

Thirty six Views of Mount Fuji (Japanese: 富士三十六景, Hepburn: Fuji Sanjū Rokkei) is the title of two series of woodblock prints by Japanese ukiyo e artist Hiroshige, depicting Mount Fuji in differing seasons and weather conditions from a variety of different places and distances. The 1852 series, published by Sanoya Kihei, are in landscape orientation using the chūban format, while ...

One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (in Japanese 名所江戸百景 Meisho Edo Hyakkei) is a series of ukiyo e prints begun and largely completed by the Japanese artist Hiroshige (1797–1858). The prints were first published in serialized form in 1856–59, with Hiroshige II completing the series after Hiroshige's death. It was tremendously popular and much reprinted.