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Also Known As Andō Tokutarō • Utagawa Hiroshige • Ichiyūsai Hiroshige • Andō Hiroshige • Utashige
Born 1797 • Tokyo • Japan
Died October 12, 1858 (aged 61) • Tokyo • Japan
Movement / Style ukiyo-e

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