page_title: Hiroshige II
hierarchical_section_title: Hiroshige II
caption_attribution_description: English: Suō Iwakuni Kintaikyō of 100 Views of the Provinces. 日本語: 『諸国名所百景 周防岩国錦帯橋』
context_page_description: Hiroshige II was a Japanese designer of ukiyo-e art. He inherited the name Hiroshige II following the death in 1858 of his master Hiroshige, whose daughter he married. In 1865 he moved from Edo to Yokohama after dissolving his marriage and began using the name Kisai Risshō. His work so resembles that of his master that scholars have often confused them.
context_section_description: Hiroshige II (二代目 歌川広重, Ni-daime Utagawa Hiroshige, 1826 – 17 September 1869) was a Japanese designer of ukiyo-e art.  He inherited the name Hiroshige II following the death in 1858 of his master Hiroshige, whose daughter he married.  In 1865 he moved from Edo to Yokohama after dissolving his marriage and began using the name Kisai Risshō (喜斎立祥; alternate pronunciation: Ryūshō).  His work so resembles that of his master that scholars have often confused them.
caption: Suō Iwakuni, woodblock print, 1859, from the series One Hundred Views of Japan
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