歌川国貞による浮世絵「Memorial Portrait of Hiroshige」
作者：歌川国貞
作品名：Memorial Portrait of Hiroshige
制作年：1858, 9th month
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説明：
This image pays homage to the great ukiyo-e artist, Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), a friend and respected peer of Kunisada I. Made just months after Hiroshige’s passing in 1858, it depicts him as he was at the end of his life, a Buddhist monk living in austerity. Kunisada’s portrayal is made all the more poignant knowing that the relationship between the two designers spanned several decades. Both trained in the Utagawa school. Within their lifetimes, they were considered to be top in their respective subject specialties in print: for Hiroshige, landscape; for Kunisada I, actors and beauties. They collaborated a number of times over the years in an effort to generate more attention for their projects. The text gives a brief description of Hiroshige’s accomplishments and life dates, as well as a poem he wrote in his final days: I am leaving my brush in the Eastern skies So to see the famous places of Western Paradise
