Quality: Every item in our archival print collection is a digital reproduction sourced from the original artwork hanging in the museum. Essentially, there is no way to get a more accurate and representative reproduction of the original art.
All items are published on 300gsm archival cotton rag paper, using the highest quality inksets available today.
Authorized Reproductions: All unframed prints are published with the museum logo watermark in the border. This custom touch proves that the item is a museum authorized reproduction of the original artwork.
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HIROSHIGE BIOGRAPHY
1797–1858, Japanese painter and color-print artist of the ukiyo-e school. His prolific work includes a series of landscapes (1833) entitled Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Highway.
He painted flowers, fish, and birds, but his important prints are landscapes, frequently snow, rain, mist, or moonlight scenes. From him Whistler drew inspiration for his nocturnal scenes. Hiroshige is represented in the major museums of Tokyo, London, New York City, and Boston, and in many private collections.
