Hiroshige

(noun)

(1797–1858) A Japanese ukiyo-e artist and one of the last great artists in that tradition.

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Examples of Hiroshige in the following topics:

  • Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints in the Edo Period

    • The dominant artistic figure of the 19th century was Hokusai's contemporary, Hiroshige, a creator of romantic and somewhat sentimental landscape prints.
    • The odd angles and shapes through which Hiroshige often viewed landscapes, with his emphasis on flat planes and strong linear outlines, had a profound impact on such Western artists as Edgar Degas and Vincent van Gogh.