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Date: 1858
Size: O-ban
Impression: Good
Condition: Good
Detail: Slight soiling / Collector's seal on margin / Slight browning
Hiroshige was born in 1776, the son of Ando Genemon, a fireman on the Yashirosu river bank in Edo. He loved painting from an early age and became a student of Utagawa Toyohiro at the age of 15. At first, Hiroshige painted beauties and portraits of actors. He became famous as a popular painter by creating numerous landscapes, starting with his "Famous Places of the Eastern Capital" series. Shopping Guide & Information