Hiroshige II Utagawa (1826-1869), Kameido Shrine, from the series “Forty-eight Famous Views of Edo”, format chuban, published by Tsutaya Kichizo, 1860.
 
Original Japanese woodblock print by Hiroshige II. As with many of Hiroshige II's prints, those comprising the series 'Forty-Eight Famous Views of Edo' borrowed compositional elements from his teacher Hiroshige I Utagawa. At this point, he had just started using his teacher's name that recently passed away, therefore the prints in this series are signed 'Hiroshige'.
 
Born as Shigenobu, he was Hiroshige’s most successful student and continued in his master’s footsteps by designing landscapes in his well-known style. After Hiroshige’s death in 1858, the 32-year old Higenobu married his master’s daughter and inherited his name, becoming Hiroshige II. ‘One Hundred Famous Views of Edo’ (1856-58), also mainly completed by Hiroshige I, was finished by Hiroshige II following the former’s death. While the signature on this series of prints remain the same, the later designs show stylistic resemblance to those of Hiroshige II. The artist’s other notable series include ‘Eight Views of the Sumida River’ (1861) and ‘Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital’ (1861-62).
 
Condition: slightly trimmed on the right hand side. Minor spots and stains.
 
Unframed, print size 18,2 x 25,3 cm
 
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