
Hiroshige II
Born
Suzuki
Chinpei,
Hiroshige
II
studied
under
and
was
adopted
by
legendary
ukiyo-e
master
Utagawa
Hiroshige
(née
Ando
Hiroshige).
During
his
tutelage,
he
went
by
the
art-name
of
“Shigenobu”.
When
Utagawa
Hiroshige died
in
1858,
Shigenobu
married
his
daughter,
Otatsu,
and
adopted
the
identity
of
Hiroshige,
more
commonly
referred
to
as
Hiroshige
II.
The
marriage
was
dissolved
seven
years
later,
after
which
Hiroshige
II
moved
away
from
Edo
and
resumed
using
the
name
Shigenobu.
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