Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was an Ukiyo-e artist.
He was taught ukiyo-e by Utagawa Toyohiro who was one of the most popular Ukiyo-e artists.
Utagawa Hiroshige was one of the peer pupils of Utagawa Toyohiro.His pictures of famous landscapes with highly developed composition in perspective and in clear scenographical contrast are highly rated overseas.
His representative works are "Tokaido Gojyu San Tsugi (53 stations of the Tokaido)", "Touto Meisho (Famous Views of Edo)", "Meisho Edo Hyakkei (Famous 100 views of Edo)"."Famous 100 views of Edo" is well known for the fact that Vincent Van Gogh reproduced the prints.