Considered six of his best prints in a portfolio--"Woodblock Prints Hiroshige". One print has foxing around edges, but overall prints are in very good condition. each is stamped outside the image frame. Please see photographs. "Hiroshige (1797 - 1858 ) was born in Edo as Tokutaro Ando, Hiroshige grew up in a minor samurai family. His father belonged to the firefighting force assigned to Edo Castle. It is here that Hiroshige was given his first exposure to art: legend has it that a fellow fireman tutored him in the Kano school of painting, though Hiroshige[x=#8217/]s first official teacher was Rinsai. Hiroshige[x=#8217/]s artistic genius went largely unnoticed until 1832. Urban populations embraced travel art and Hiroshige became one of the most prominent and successful ukiyo-e artists. He also produced kacho-e (bird-and-flower pictures) to enormous success. In 1858, at the age of 61, he passed away as a result of the Edo cholera epidemic. Hiroshige[x=#8217/]s prints continue to convey the beauty of Japan and provide insight into the everyday life of its citizens during the Edo period. Hiroshige[x=#8217/]s work had a profound influence on the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists of Europe: Toulouse-Lautrec was fascinated with Hiroshige[x=#8217/]s daring diagonal compositions and inventive use of perspective, while Van Gogh literally copied two of Hiroshige's prints from the famous series, 100 Famous Views of Edo in oil paint."(excerpted from Ronin Gallery, New York)Date: Country (if not USA): JapanState: City: Provenance: