Ando Utagawa Hiroshige, after, 'Mie River at Yokkaichi', 1940s.

Woodblock print. From the series 'Series: Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido'.
Published by 富岳本社 Fugaku honsha.
Seal to the reverse: 高見澤本社版 (Takamizawa honsha han within the Fugaku honsha seal).
Image 21 x 33 cm. Frame 35 x 50 cm.

Passepartout with some insignificant stains.

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Purchased in New York during 20th century.

More about Ando Utagawa Hiroshige

Ando Hiroshige is one of the most renowned a Japanese painters born in Edo. He began his artistic career as an apprentice to Utagawa Toyohiro. After completing his training, Hiroshige took his teacher's name and started signing his works Utagawa Hiroshige. Hiroshige painted motifs from everyday life, and it is said that he decided to become an artist after seeing the works of the contemporary artist Hokusai. Hiroshige transformed ordinary landscapes into intimate, lyrical scenes. He is particularly known for his beautiful landscape images in the woodblock printing technique and has painted portraits of young women and actors. His masterpiece is considered to be the work “Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido.”

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