Utagawa Hiroshige

Summary

Utagawa Hiroshige is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Edo^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1797^[3]. He died in Edo^[4]. He died on October 12, 1858^[5]. He worked as a painter^[6], ukiyo-e artist^[7], and xylographer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,912 views/month, #6,855 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Edo^[2], Utagawa Hiroshige…
• Utagawa Hiroshige died in Edo^[4].
• Utagawa Hiroshige was born on January 1, 1797^[3].
• Utagawa Hiroshige died on October 12, 1858^[5].
• Burial took place at Tōgaku-ji Temple^[10].
• Utagawa Hiroshige held citizenship in Japan^[11].
• Utagawa Hiroshige is identified as part of the Japanese people ethnic group^[12].
• Utagawa Hiroshige worked as a painter^[6].
• Utagawa Hiroshige's professions included ukiyo-e artist^[7].
• Utagawa Hiroshige worked as a xylographer^[8].
• Utagawa Hiroshige's field of work was ukiyo-e^[13].
• Utagawa Hiroshige's field of work was shunga^[14].
• Utagawa Hiroshige held the position of dōshin^[15].
• A notable student of Utagawa Hiroshige was Utagawa Hirokage^[16].
• A notable student of Utagawa Hiroshige was Utagawa Shigekiyo^[17].
• A notable student of Utagawa Hiroshige was Q11545221^[18].
• A notable student of Utagawa Hiroshige was Q35999857^[19].
• A notable student of Utagawa Hiroshige was Q11545222^[20].
• A notable student of Utagawa Hiroshige was Shikō^[21].
• A notable work attributed to Utagawa Hiroshige is One Hundred Famous Views of Edo^[22].
• A notable work attributed to Utagawa Hiroshige is Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji^[23].
• A notable work attributed to Utagawa Hiroshige is Eight Views of Ōmi^[24].
• A notable work attributed to Utagawa Hiroshige is Kōshū Nikki^[25].
• A notable work attributed to Utagawa Hiroshige is The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō^[26].
• A notable work attributed to Utagawa Hiroshige is Famous Views of the 60-odd Provinces^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: JP^[29]

• Began / founded: 1797^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1858-10-12^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: ec48797a-12eb-4c77-9504-026d6a997114^[32]

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Origins and Family

Utagawa Hiroshige was born in Edo^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1797^[3]. He is identified as part of the Japanese people ethnic group^[12].

Education

Studied under Utagawa Toyohiro^[33] and Ōoka Unpō^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter^[6], ukiyo-e artist^[7], and xylographer^[8]. Fields of work include ukiyo-e^[13], an art genre^[35], in Japan^[36], founded in 1700^[37] and shunga^[14], an art genre^[38]. Utagawa Hiroshige held the position of dōshin^[15]. Notable students include Utagawa Hirokage^[16], a painter^[39], b. 1850^[40], of Japan^[41]; Utagawa Shigekiyo^[17], an ukiyo-e artist^[42], of Japan^[43]; Q11545221^[18], a painter^[44]; Q35999857^[19], an ukiyo-e artist^[45], of Japan^[46]; Q11545222^[20], a painter^[47]; and Shikō^[21], a painter^[48], of Tokugawa shogunate^[49].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include One Hundred Famous Views of Edo^[22], a series of prints^[50], founded in 1856^[51]; Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji^[23], a series of prints^[52], founded in 1859^[53]; Eight Views of Ōmi^[24], an Eight Views^[54], in Japan^[55]; Kōshū Nikki^[25], a literary work^[56], founded in 1841^[57]; The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō^[26], a series of prints^[58], founded in 1834^[59]; and Famous Views of the 60-odd Provinces^[27], a series of prints^[60], founded in 1853^[61]. Things named for Utagawa Hiroshige include Hiroshige Museum of Art, Ena^[62], Hiroshige^[63], and Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art^[64].

Death and Burial

Utagawa Hiroshige died on October 12, 1858^[5]. He passed away in Edo^[4]. The cause of death was cholera^[65]. He is buried at Tōgaku-ji Temple^[10].

Why It Matters

Utagawa Hiroshige ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,912 views/month, #6,855 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[66] He is known by 105 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[67]

Entities named for him include Hiroshige Museum of Art, Ena^[62], Hiroshige^[63], and Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art^[64].

FAQs

Where was Utagawa Hiroshige born?

Utagawa Hiroshige was born in Edo^[2].

Where did Utagawa Hiroshige die?

Utagawa Hiroshige passed away in Edo^[4].

What did Utagawa Hiroshige do for work?

Utagawa Hiroshige worked as painter^[6], ukiyo-e artist^[7], and xylographer^[8].