Zenjibo (Soga’s Youngest Brother) Trying To Commit Suicide
Hiroshige, Ando, 1797-1858
Zenjibo (Soga’s Youngest Brother) Trying To Commit Suicide- Artist : Hiroshige, Ando, 1797-1858
- Series : Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers
- Date : 1845-46
- Medium : woodblock
- Item# : FWG220306
- Condition : Small wormhole in center; minor staining at bottom right corner
- Dimensions : 13 1/8 x 9 inches
- 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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