Who made “Famous Views of the 60-odd Provinces”?

“Famous Views of the 60-odd Provinces” was made by Utagawa Hiroshige in 1853. Where to see it: National Diet Library.

Woodblock

What to look for

Utagawa Hiroshige: woodblock prints of travel along the Tokaido and Edo views: rain, snow, moonlight, bold diagonals and soft gradations.

Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重) or Andō Hiroshige (安藤広重), born Andō Tokutarō (1797 – 12 October 1858), was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, considered the last great master of that tradition. Wikipedia

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“Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake”, 1857
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