Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese | 1797 - 1858

Utagawa Hiroshige was a Japanese Asian Antiquities artist who was born in 1797. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Allen Memorial Art Museum in Oberlin. Numerous key galleries and museums such as The Art Institute of Chicago have featured Utagawa Hiroshige's work in the past.Utagawa Hiroshige's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 6 USD to 403,015 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 403,015 USD for The complete set of the One Hundred Famous Views of Edo ( Meisho Edo hyakkei ), sold at Sotheby's London in 2024. In the past 12 months, his prints & graphic art have averaged 2,170 USD, while his works on paper have sold for an average of 2,119 USD.Utagawa Hiroshige has been featured in articles for ArtLyst, Telegraph and ArtDaily. The most recent article is How Japanese Woodcuts Were Made written for Daily Art Magazine in January 2025. The artist died in 1858.

Artist's alternative names: Ando Hiroshige, Ando Hiroshigi, Ando Utagawa Hiroshige, Hiroshige, Ichiryusai Hiroshige, Utagawa Hiroshige

Featured for Sale

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) ‘Suwa Shrine in Nishi Nippori’ 1856 ,1856

By Utagawa Hiroshige

Kendzia Auction House

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By Utagawa Hiroshige

Aguttes, Neuilly

, "Akt 3 und 4" aus Chushingura, zwei Farbholzschnitte, signiert, Verleger Fujiokaya Keijiro, datiert ca.1843-1846, etwas fleckig, knitterfaltig, Holzmaserung sichtbar, vollrandig, guter Druck und Farben, je 18,5 x 25,5 cm ,1843

By Utagawa Hiroshige

Dorotheum, Vienna

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At Auction

Notable Lots

Kambara: Night Snow (Kambara, yoru no yuki) - Utagawa Hiroshige

Kambara: Night Snow (Kambara, yoru no yuki) ,1800

By Utagawa Hiroshige

+214%

above mid-estimate

Série Les cent vues célèbres de Edo. Meisho Edo hyakkei,

By Utagawa Hiroshige

+364%

above mid-estimate

Kameido Ume Yashiki (Le jardin des pruniers à Kameido) de la série Meisho Edo hyakkei (Les Cent Vues d'Edo). - Utagawa Hiroshige

Kameido Ume Yashiki (Le jardin des pruniers à Kameido) de la série Meisho Edo hyakkei (Les Cent Vues d'Edo). ,1857

By Utagawa Hiroshige

+263%

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Upcoming Lots

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE "PILGRIMAGE OF FEMALE ENTERTAINERS TO ENOSHIMA TO PAY HOMAGE TO BENZAITEN" WOODBLOCK PRINT

By Utagawa Hiroshige

Bradford's Auction Gallery

Hiroshige Utagawa - Three prints from Fifty-three Stations of Tokaido | woodblock print

By Utagawa Hiroshige

Anderson & Garland

Edo period (1868-1912), mid-to late 19th century

By Utagawa Hiroshige

Bonhams Knightsbridge

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Post-Auction Lots for Sale

Sandame, Akt III aus der Serie:"Chushingura", nishikie, signiert: Hiroshige ga, Verleger Fujiokaya Hikotaro (Shogendo), Zensursiegel kiwame, beschnitten, etw. berieben, auf Unterlage l. fixiert, 21 x 31,5 cm, Passep.

By Utagawa Hiroshige

Dorotheum, Vienna

Shirasuka Shiomizaka fukei, Blatt Nr. 33 aus der Serie: "Gojusan tsugi meisho zue", Farbholzschnitt, signiert Hiroshige ga, Verleger Tsutaya Kichizo (Koeido), datiert 1855 (Ansei 2/Monat 7, aratame Zensursiegel mit Datumssiegel) späterer Abzug, kein Gelb im Horizont und bokashi unten im Weg fehlt, rechte untere Ecke Umrandungslinie etwas ausgebrochen, vergl. mit Blatt Nr. 1915,0823,0.754: gleicher mimaler Asubruch oben links im Hügel sowie in der Umrisslinie links unterhalb der Insel, stark gebr ,1855

By Utagawa Hiroshige

Dorotheum, Vienna

,Okitsu, Okitsugawa Satta no toge(Der Fluss Okitsu und der Satta-Passe), nishiki-e, signiert Hiroshige hitsu, Verleger Tsutaya Kichizo (Koeido), Zensursiegel Hase 7, datiert 1855 (Ansei 2/Monat 7), stark fleckig und beschädigt, löchrig, entlang der Umfassungslinien beschnitten, auf Unterlage l. fixiert, 34,1 x 22,5 cm ,1855

By Utagawa Hiroshige

Dorotheum, Vienna

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Recent Auction Results

CHERRY BLOSSOMS AT ARASHIYAMA WOODBLOCK PRINT

By Utagawa Hiroshige

+79%

above mid-estimate

Hotlotz

Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重 1797-1858) - Lot 261

By Utagawa Hiroshige

-36%

below mid-estimate

Vermot & Associates

Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重 1797-1858) - Lot 265

By Utagawa Hiroshige

+33%

above mid-estimate

Vermot & Associates

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Current Exhibitions

To Exalt the Ephemeral: The (Im)permanent Collection

BAMPFA , Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive

Berkeley | California | USA

Aug 14,2024 - Jul 06,2025

Trickster Spirits: Demons, Foxes, and Tengu in Japanese Folklore

Allen Memorial Art Museum

Oberlin | Ohio | USA

Jan 31,2025 - Aug 10,2025

Eight Views: Place, Picture, and Poem in East Asia

Allen Memorial Art Museum

Oberlin | Ohio | USA

Jan 31,2025 - Aug 10,2025

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Articles

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“ ..Though many of Hiroshige's scenes in the Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces have become representative of actual important places, the artist did not create them on location but rather relied heavily... ”
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Worcester Art Museum

“ ..While the printing tradition in Japan was tied closely to the Buddhist faith, artists found the medium ideal for depicting a modern Japan... ”
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University of Arizona Museum of Art

“ ..Completed in 1856, Hiroshige’s Famous Views in the 60-Odd Provinces captured the beauty of Japan in vivid detail, just as leisurely travel was taking hold in the country... ”
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Indianapolis Museum of Art, Newfields

“ ..Hiroshige's series, on display in the present exhibition, established his reputation as the foremost artist of the topographical landscape print... ”
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Norton Simon Museum of Art

“ ..Commercial boom and printing technology resulted in the popularization and growth of ukiyo-e woodcuts, which can be used to produce multiple prints... ”
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National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts