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Mandarin Ducks and Snow-covered Bamboo
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Mandarin Ducks and Snow-covered Bamboo
Hiroshige, Ando, 1797-1858
Mandarin Ducks and Snow-covered Bamboo
Artist : Hiroshige, Ando, 1797-1858
Date : c. 1835
Medium : woodblock
Item# : 910386
Condition : Fading
Image size : 12 7/8 x 4 1/4 inches
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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.....