
Japanese1797–1858
Utagawa Hiroshige
A Japanese ukiyo-e artist, considered the last great master of the tradition. He turned the genre toward landscape, in long series of views of Japan's highways and of Edo in subtle colour and soft gradations, and his compositions influenced the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists.
A life in paintings
- 1797Born
- 1853Commodore Perry reaches Japan
Commodore Perry's American warships arrive in Edo Bay and demand that Japan open to foreign trade.
Source: Wikipedia - 1857
- 1858Died
Where to see them
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
