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HIROSHIGE II, Utagawa (1829 - 1869)		ONE HUNDRED VIEWS OF THE PROVINCES 'Tatsugu Mountain Rain Storm'
		Signed:                     Hiroshige ga Publisher's seal:    Uo-ya Eikichi Dated:                       Second month of the year 1860 Size:                          oban tate-e Condition: Fine impression, very good colors, fine condition. - Full margins. One of the best designs of the series. ref. no.: # 53 1063 Another impression of this famous design is currently available in our MAIN GALLERY.

Hiroshige II (1829 - 69) was Hiroshige's foremost pupil. Until Hiroshige's death in 1858 he used the name Shigenobu. With his master's demise he married Hiroshige's daughter and called himself Hiroshige II. The marriage was dissolved in 1865 and he went to Yokohama. He died four years later.

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