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Distant View of Kinryuzan Temple and Azuma Bridge

Hiroshige, Ando, 1797-1858

Artist : Hiroshige, Ando, 1797-1858
Series : One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Date : 1857
Medium : woodblock
Item# : 270531
Condition : Faint soiling and rubbing on front margins; trimming to margins
Image size : 13 1/4 x 8 7/8 inches
Comments : Early impression
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About The Artist

Hiroshige, Ando, 1797-1858

Go: 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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