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OVERVIEW. Utagawa Hiroshige
is a designer, engraver and painter Japanese. Born in 1797 in Edo (now Tokyo) and died in the same city in 1858. A prolific writer, active between 1818 and 1858, his work consists of over 5,400 prints.
is the last of the great names of Ukiyo-e and in particular the engraving to be led to a unique peak before the decline of the woodcut in Japan, following a story that only have lasted a century. Breaking with their teachers, Hiroshige is the humble interpreter of nature, but mostly it's a real magician when expressed with the help of the spent media of engraving on wood, raising the delicate transparency of the atmosphere to the rhythm of the seasons, in landscapes where the man is always present. Link it traps us.
Shortly after the forced opening of Japan to the West intercambioscomerciales is mainly through the work of Hiroshige, that by 1870 the world discovers the astonishing originality of the graphic arts in this country. Japan would have a decisive influence on the Impressionist painters and then to the Art Nouveau.
HIS WORK. Excellent
xylograph recorder and was one of the best representatives School pictures of the floating world, ukiyo-e. His genius for landscape compositions was recognized by Western painters and much admired by the Impressionists and Post. He was the son of Ando
Genemon, keeper of the Edo fire brigade, that is a samurai in charge of fire prevention, which was one of the Tokugawa shogun hereditary vassalage. It is known for his fondness for drawing since childhood. In the spring of 1809, when Hiroshige was twelve years old, his mother died shortly after his father resigned his position as a guard and handed him his son died the following year.
Hiroshige daily obligations as guardian of the fire brigade were minimal, but his salary was too small and these factors, plus their natural inclination to drawing, made in 1811 will become part of the school of Ukiyo-e master Utagawa Toyohiro. In 1812 he took the name of his master (degree symbol) and signed his paintings with the name Utagawa Hiroshige. He became one of the favorite disciples of the teacher, and was undoubtedly the refined taste of the teacher what was shaping the style of Hiroshige which led in turn by his own genius, became the best prints from landscapes.
Although he received the name of artist and leave school early, at the age of fifteen, Hiroshige was no child prodigy, and really did not publicly presented their art work up to three years later, in 1818. In the field of book illustration created a brand, Ichiyusai Hiroshige. During his student did some work for the study of Toyohiro and also dedicated to the knowledge of Chinese art, the influence of Kano style and Shijo impressionist style, which greatly influenced his later style.
As soon as he could, Hiroshige pierced his guard post fire to his son and he dedicated himself completely to his art. As usual with most lower-class artists of the Ukiyo-e school, little is known more biographical data, Japanese society since the time these people considered solely on its artistic side, and although his works were in great demand and were even treasured, almost all our personal interest in the career of these artists. So, what is known of Hiroshige adult to crawl through their work.
Hiroshige's artistic life can be divided into three stages. The first, its long period of student, from 1811 to 1830, during which imitated the work of the great masters prints made mainly of figures, girls, agents, or samurai warriors. The second is his first period of landscape, which ran from 1830 and until 1844, when which developed its own romantic ideal of landscape. His paintings of birds and flowers are fully achieved his most famous Fifty-three scenes of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan-tsugi) and other series of prints depicting views of the landscape of Japan. His next step, developed between 1844 and 1858, is characterized by the impressions of landscapes in which is introduced the human figure, is a stage in which Hiroshige became a very popular artist but too much lowers the production of works their quality.
In 1856 he took the religious habit as a Buddhist priest. He died of cholera on October 12, 1858 in Edo. Became
everyday landscapes Scenes of great lyrical intimacy that gave him even more commercially successful than his contemporary, Hokusai. Next to him, dominated the Japanese folk art in the first half of the nineteenth century. His work was not as innovative as the first but was able to capture in a subtle, poetic and easy to understand the current experience people had of the Japanese landscape and the various features of the memorable places for different times of the day . The snow, rain, fog and moonlight scenes composed some of his poetic masterpieces.
Although Hiroshige had shown early promise as an artistic it was not until 1832, when fully developed talent. That year he traveled between Edo and Kyoto along the Tokaido road, which made drawings and drafts of the fifty-three stages of his journey. In this material the same year he published fifty-five woodcuts entitled Fifty-three scenes of the Tokaido. The success of this series was immediate and Hiroshige became one of the most popular artists of the Ukiyo-e school.
later made other trips to Japan of whom were recorded as a series of sixty-nine scenes in the Kiso Road, Views of Edo, eight views of Lake Biwa, Kyoto Famous. Moreover, on several occasions made new designs in the series Fifty-three scenes of the Tokaido with the drawings that were left unpublished.
The quality of his work declined at the end of his life, largely due to the demands of his publisher and his own need for money.
Hiroshige It is estimated that reached more than 5,000 stamp impressions and some 10,000 copies out of some of its blocks.
TITLES OF: Heading
blog: COASTAL LANDSCAPE.
n ª 1 - SWALOW AND WISTERIA
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n º 3 - SPARROW, MOON, AND PEACH BLOSSOMS.
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n º 5 - Sparrows AND CAMELLIA IN A SNOWSTORM.
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n º 7 - A LONG-TAILED BLUE BIRD ON A BLOOMING PLUM BRANCH.
n º 8 - OWL ON A BRANCH PINE.
n º 9 - Poling BOATS MEN PAST WITH A BANK WILOWS, 1858
# 10 - HORSE-AND PRAWN mackerel.
n º 11 - FOXES IN THE NEW YEAR'S FIRE UNDER THE TREE CHANGING.
n º 12 - Susaki AND NEAR PLAIN JÜMANTSUBO
Fukagawa (A tsubo is a Japanese unit of measurement equal to 3,306 m². In this case, 100,000 tsubo are 0.3 km ²)
n º 13 - Shrine Benzaiten Inokashira IN POND AND SNOW.
n º 14 - CARDINAL AND CAMELLIA.
n º 15 - Blossoming PLUM GREEN BIRD ON BRANCH.
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