Who was Utagawa Hiroshige?
Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock artist.
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The Tōkaidō road and city views · 1797–1858
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858): the tōkaidō road and city views. SketchMap Atlas shows 5 sketches by Utagawa Hiroshige on the world map, each placed where it was drawn.
Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock artist. His series of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō road and his views of Edo turned travel, rain, snow and street life into popular prints. His compositions influenced European painters such as Vincent van Gogh.
Sanjō Bridge, Kyoto
Lake Hakone
Morning View of Nihonbashi
Plum Garden at Kameido
Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi BridgeEvery sketch is pinned where it was drawn, so you can follow Utagawa Hiroshige from place to place.
Been to one of these places? Add your own sketch next to Utagawa Hiroshige’s.
Sketching routes with Utagawa Hiroshige: Edo: Nihonbashi and the bridge in the rain
Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock artist.
Kyoto, Japan, Tokyo and Edo (Tokyo). Every sketch is shown on the map at the place where it was made.
“Sanjō Bridge, Kyoto” (c. 1833), “Lake Hakone” (c. 1833), “Morning View of Nihonbashi” (c. 1833) and “Plum Garden at Kameido” (1857) and more. Each one is pinned to the place where it was drawn.
Yes: Edo: Nihonbashi and the bridge in the rain. Each route walks through places where artists drew, with the sketches shown on a map in SketchMap Atlas.
The works shown here are marked “CC0, Public domain” and come from Wikimedia Commons. Check the source link of each work for the exact terms.
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