Courtesans Enjoying the Spring Weather
Hiroshige, Ando, 1797-1858
Courtesans Enjoying the Spring Weather- Artist : Hiroshige, Ando, 1797-1858
- Date : c. 1840
- Medium : woodblock
- Item# : 910318
- Condition : Slight toning, fading and trimming; thinning at top left corner of left sheet
- Dimensions : 13 3/4 x 29 3/4 inches
- Comments : Dimensions shown are for triptych, as assembled; individual sheets are not attached
- SOLD
About The Artist
Hiroshige, Ando, 1797-1858Go: Ichiryusai, Ichiyusai, Ryusai, Tokaido Utashige. Ukiyo-e painter, printmaker. Lived in Edo; son of an official of the fire department assigned to Edo Castle. Early interest in art, his first teacher Okajima Rinsai; then tried unsuccessfully to enter Utagawa Toyokuni's studio; at about 14 became a pupil of Utagawa Toyohiro. Also studied nanga painting under Ooka Umpo; interested in Western art and the work of the Shijo school. Gave up his hereditary position in the fire department to hi.....
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