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“Snowy Scene” Lesson: Hiroshige Created by Art in Action

“Snowy Scene” Lesson: Hiroshige Created by Art in Action Meguro Drum Bridge and Sunset Hill, Hiroshige, 1857 Art in Action is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing art to children for over 30 years

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.

Utagawa Hiroshige: biography and woodblock print artworks

A son of fire fighter . The outstanding ukiyo e artist, Utagawa (Ando) Hiroshige<歌川（安藤）広重> was born in 1797 as the son of the official fire fighter Ando Gen emon. His landscape woodblock printings took many Edo citizens all over Japan. However, he was not from the class of tradesmen and artisans.

Hiroshige’s Fifty Three Stations of the Tokaido

Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 1858), recording the scenic views along the famous “Eastern Road” that linked Edo (now Tokyo) with Kyoto, the ancient imperial capital of Japan. This popular series, known as the Fifty Three Stations of the Tokaido Road, was published in 1833 1834 and established Hiroshige’s reputation as the

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Cherry blossom viewing at Gotenyama, from Famous Places of Edo and Murasaki's Genji, by Utagawa Hiroshige, Edo period Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts Kanazawa, Japan DSC09579. 3,380 × 4,830; 8.45 MB