Utagawa Hiroshige II

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Utagawa Hiroshige II ( Japanese 二代 歌 川 広 重 , actually Suzuki Chimpei ( 鈴木 鎮 平 ); born 1826 ; died September 17, 1869 ) was a Japanese painter in the ukiyoe style in the 19th century. His stage name was Ichiryūsai ( 一立斎 ) Ichiyūsai ( 一幽斎 ) Kisai ( 喜斎 ) Ryusai ( 立斎 ) Ryusho / Rissho ( 立祥 ) and Shigenobu ( 重宜 ).

life and work

Railway in Yatsuyama (Tokyo, Shinagawa)

Hiroshige II was a student and adopted son of Andō Hiroshige. He may have helped with the final works of his master. Thus, from the series “ 100 famous views of Edo ” come from sheet 119, “Rain evening. Paulownia Garden of Akasaka ”and some other leaves probably from him. He himself initially used the stage name Shigenobu, but after Hiroshige's death he married his daughter in 1859 and took over his name.

In the following three years Hiroshige worked tirelessly to draw the series "100 Famous Views from Different Provinces" ( 諸国 名 所 百 景 , Shokoku meishō hakkei ). - His wife, 20 years his junior, was not doing well: around 1865 the marriage was dissolved. Hiroshige retired to Yokohama and again used the stage name Shigenobu, but also the name Kisai-Ryusho. He painted tea caddies and lanterns that were intended for export. This is how he got his nickname " Tea Caddy Hiroshige " ( 茶 箱 広 重 , Chabako Hiroshige )

Hiroshige's work is of very different quality. His prints are good imitations of those of his master at best, but much is hastily made and superficial. His paintings, however, come close to those of his master.

photos

  1. ↑ a b c d From the series of 100 famous views from different provinces.

Remarks

  1. ↑ Flying a kite, in the background Mount Akina ( 秋葉 山 ), 1859.
  2. ↑ seaport Murotsu ( 室津 ). 1859
  3. ↑ Kintai Bridge in Iwakuni , 1859.
  4. ↑ Chūzenji Lake with Mount Nantai in the background in the Shimozuke province, 1860.
  5. ↑ From left to right: American, French and Chinese (actually "[Person from] Nanking ").
  6. ↑ From left to right: English, American and Dutch.
  7. ↑ From left to right: Chinese and Russian.

literature

  • Inagaki, Shin'ichi: Nidai Utagawa Hiroshige. In: Ukiyoe Nyūmon. Kawade, 1990. ISBN 4-309-72476-0 .
  • Meech-Pekarik, Julia: The World of the Meiji Print. Impressions of a new Civilization. Weatherhill, 1986. ISBN 0-8348-0209-0 .
  • Laurance P. Roberts: Utagawa Hiroshige II . In: A Dictionary of Japanese Artists. Weatherhill, 1976. ISBN 0-8348-0113-2 .

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personal data
SURNAME Utagawa, Hiroshige II.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 二代 歌 川 広 重 (stage name, Japanese); Suzuki Chimpei (real name); 鈴木 鎮 平 (real name, Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese painter
DATE OF BIRTH 1826
DATE OF DEATH September 17, 1869