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Often considered the last of the great Edo period (1603-1868) landscape print designers, Ando Hiroshige also known as Utagawa Hiroshige lived a relatively quiet life. He was the son of Ando Genemon a fire warden in Edo castle. Ando Hiroshige at a young age exhibited talent in art and was often seen practicing around the castle. At the tender age of 12, Hiroshige lost both of his parents. After his father’s death, Hiroshige accepted the title of fire warden. Soon after, he applied for an apprenticeship at the Toyokuni School and Toyohiro School. Toyokuni and Toyohiro were both students of the founder of the Utagawa School, Toyoharu. Hiroshige was only accepted at the Toyohiro School. While studying at the Toyohiro School, Hiroshige studied Kano and Shijo painting style and created traditional ukiyo-e prints like print of kabuki actors and bijinga (beautiful women). …show more content…
After his sensei (Toyohiro) died in 1830, Hiroshige started creating landscape paintings. In 1832, Hiroshige was invited on convey to escort a gift (a group of horse) to the emperor in Kyoto from the Shogun in Edo. It was during this trip that Hiroshige created his most popular prints Fifty-three stations of the Tokaido Road. In these prints, Hiroshige “combined a lyrical view of the countryside throughout the course of the four seasons with charmingly humorous depictions of the people and the local customs of each post stations” (Mason pg.292). Hiroshige wanted to bring something different to the world of ukiyo-e prints. Instead of focusing on traditional theme like bijinga (beautiful women) and kabuki actors, Hiroshige used landscape as his muse. Unlike Hokusai, Hiroshige presented nature in a simple, honest, straightforward, and emotional manner. His approach brought man and nature in harmony (Strange

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