Hiroshige

American  

[heer-oh-shee-gey, hee-raw-shee-ge] / ˌhɪər oʊˈʃi geɪ, ˈhi rɔˈʃi gɛ /

noun

1. Ando Tokube, 1797–1858, Japanese painter.

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Hiroshige British  

/ ˌhɪərəʊˈʃiːɡeɪ /

noun

1. Ando (ˈɑːndəʊ). 1797–1858, Japanese artist, esp of colour wood-block prints

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Hiroshige

At the time, the 64-year-old artist was in the midst of reinterpreting the work of 19th century ukiyo-e master Utagawa Hiroshige for a show that opened at Gagosian New York in May of last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

Influential ruling party lawmaker Hiroshige Seko on Tuesday also signalled his preference for ultra-loose monetary policy, after Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's comments pushed up the yen and bond yields.

From Reuters ● Sep. 13, 2023

However, influential ruling party lawmaker Hiroshige Seko indicated his preference for an ultra-loose monetary policy on Tuesday.

From Reuters ● Sep. 12, 2023

It will feature works by his contemporaries Paul Gauguin and Claude Monet, by earlier French artists such as Eugène Delacroix and Honoré Daumier and by the Japanese woodblock artists Hokusai and Hiroshige.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2021

It is easy to detect the influence of Rowlandson and of Hiroshige and the other Japanese designers in the methods of these French artists of to-day, and there could be no better influences.

From Impressions and Comments by Havelock Ellis