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Hiroshige is one of the most famous and celebrated ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' artists. He is known chiefly for his landscapes. His "Fifty-Three Stations of the [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]]" being perhaps the most famous of his ''[[meisho-e]]'' (pictures of famous places).

Hiroshige is one of the most famous and celebrated ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' artists. He is known chiefly for his landscapes. His "Fifty-Three Stations of the [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]]" being perhaps the most famous of his ''[[meisho-e]]'' (pictures of famous places).

Born in 1797, Hiroshige was the son of Andô Gen'emon, a warden of the fire brigade responsible for protecting [[Edo castle]]. He had three sisters, two of whom were considerably older. He sketched and painted as a young boy, and may have studied under Okajima Rinsai, a member of the fire brigade who had in turn studied under a master of the [[Kano school|Kanô school]].<ref>Rinsai himself was only 16 years old at the time, however. Chris Uhlenbeck suggests that the reference to Okajima in the primary sources may simply refer to Utagawa Toyohiro, under whom Hiroshige is known to have studied later, and who was also known as Okajima. | Uhlenbeck, Chris. ''Hiroshige: Shaping the Image of Japan''. Hotei Publishing, 2008. p8.</ref> Hiroshige lost his mother in 1809, and his father the following year, after inheriting a position on the fire brigade following his father's resignation or retirement.

Born in 1797, Hiroshige was the son of Andô Gen'emon, a warden of the [[fire brigade]] responsible for protecting [[Edo castle]]. He had three sisters, two of whom were considerably older. He sketched and painted as a young boy, and may have studied under Okajima Rinsai, a member of the fire brigade who had in turn studied under a master of the [[Kano school|Kanô school]].<ref>Rinsai himself was only 16 years old at the time, however. Chris Uhlenbeck suggests that the reference to Okajima in the primary sources may simply refer to Utagawa Toyohiro, under whom Hiroshige is known to have studied later, and who was also known as Okajima. | Uhlenbeck, Chris. ''Hiroshige: Shaping the Image of Japan''. Hotei Publishing, 2008. p8.</ref> Hiroshige lost his mother in 1809, and his father the following year, after inheriting a position on the fire brigade following his father's resignation or retirement.

In 1811, Hiroshige began studying under [[Utagawa Toyohiro]], after being rejected by both the more prominent [[Utagawa Toyokuni]] and Toyohiro himself several times. His work was first published in 1818, in the form of book illustrations, under the name Ichiyûsai Hiroshige. Around this time he also studied painting in the styles of the [[Kano school|Kanô]] and [[Shijo school|Shijô schools]].

In 1811, Hiroshige began studying under [[Utagawa Toyohiro]], after being rejected by both the more prominent [[Utagawa Toyokuni]] and Toyohiro himself several times. His work was first published in 1818, in the form of book illustrations, under the name Ichiyûsai Hiroshige. Around this time he also studied painting in the styles of the [[Kano school|Kanô]] and [[Shijo school|Shijô schools]].