Hiroshige III

Utagawa Hiroshige III (三代目 歌川 広重, Sandaime Hiroshige Utagawa, 1842 or 1843 – March 28, 1894) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist who was a student of Utagawa Hiroshige. He was also referred to as Andō Tokubei (安藤徳兵).

In this Japanese name, the surname is Utagawa.

Born Gotō Torakichi (後藤寅吉), he was given the artistic name Shigemasa. In 1867, after Hiroshige II, a fellow pupil of the original Hiroshige, divorced the master's daughter Otatsu, Gotō married her and initially took on the name Hiroshige II as well, but by 1869 he began calling himself Hiroshige III.[1]

Hiroshige III worked in the same artistic style as his master, but did not achieve anywhere near the same level of success.

  • British house in Takanawa, 1868
    British house in Takanawa, 1868
  • Big French circus on the grounds of Shokonsha shrine, 1871
    Big French circus on the grounds of Shokonsha shrine, 1871
  • Progression During the Imperial Inspection at Ou, Matsushima. Ukiyo-e by Hiroshige III (1876)
    Progression During the Imperial Inspection at Ou, Matsushima. Ukiyo-e by Hiroshige III (1876)
  • English Polo Match, 1877
    English Polo Match, 1877
  • Second national industrial exhibition at Ueno Park, 1881
    Second national industrial exhibition at Ueno Park, 1881

From The most beautiful place in Tokyo (東京名所第一の勝景, Tōkyō meisho dai ichi no shōkei)

  • A triptych print showing Japanese and foreign people walking along the Sumida River among cherry trees in full bloom.
    A triptych print showing Japanese and foreign people walking along the Sumida River among cherry trees in full bloom.

See also

References
  1. Frédéric, Louis (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-01753-6.

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