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Utagawa Hiroshige: sketches and drawings

The Tōkaidō road and city views · 1797–1858

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858): the tōkaidō road and city views. SketchMap Atlas shows 5 sketches by Utagawa Hiroshige on the world map, each placed where it was drawn.

Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock artist. His series of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō road and his views of Edo turned travel, rain, snow and street life into popular prints. His compositions influenced European painters such as Vincent van Gogh.

Sketches by Utagawa Hiroshige and where they were drawn

Sanjō Bridge, Kyoto — Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1833

Lake Hakone — Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1833

Morning View of Nihonbashi — Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1833

Plum Garden at Kameido — Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge — Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

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Where did Utagawa Hiroshige draw each work?

Sanjō Bridge, Kyoto (c. 1833): drawn at Sanjō Ōhashi, Kyoto (35.0088° N, 135.7727° E). Details
Lake Hakone (c. 1833): drawn at Lake Hakone, Japan (35.2050° N, 139.0250° E). Details
Morning View of Nihonbashi (c. 1833): drawn at Nihonbashi Bridge, Tokyo (35.6841° N, 139.7745° E). Details
Plum Garden at Kameido (1857): drawn at Kameido, Edo (Tokyo) (35.7000° N, 139.8240° E). Details
Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge (1857): drawn at Shin-Ōhashi Bridge, Edo (Tokyo) (35.6840° N, 139.7920° E). Details

About the works

Sanjō Bridge, Kyoto, c. 1833. End of the Tōkaidō: the red Sanjō Bridge and the mountains above Kyoto in Hiroshige’s print. Source · CC0
Lake Hakone, c. 1833. Lilac cliffs beside blue water: one of the stations of the “Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō”. Source · CC0
Morning View of Nihonbashi, c. 1833. The start of the Tōkaidō: traders and a procession on the bridge from which Japan’s roads begin. Source · CC0
Plum Garden at Kameido, 1857. A blossoming branch in the foreground against a pink sky: a sheet from “One Hundred Views of Edo”. Source · Public domain
Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge, 1857. Passers-by hurry over the bridge in slanting rain: a sheet from “One Hundred Views of Edo”. Source · Public domain

Quick answers

Who was Utagawa Hiroshige?

Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock artist.

Where did Utagawa Hiroshige draw?

Kyoto, Japan, Tokyo and Edo (Tokyo). Every sketch is shown on the map at the place where it was made.

What techniques did Utagawa Hiroshige use?

The works on SketchMap Atlas are drawing.

Can I use the sketches by Utagawa Hiroshige?

The works shown here are marked “CC0, Public domain” and come from Wikimedia Commons. Check the source link of each work for the exact terms.

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