ERAS COVERING THE LIFE OF HIROSHIGE I.

A.D.

Era.

Twelve
Zodiacal
Signs

Hiroshige's
Age

 

A.D.

Era.

Twelve
Zodiacal
Signs

Hiroshige's
Age

1797

Kansei

9

Snake

1

 

1828

Bunsei

11

Rat

32

1798

"

10

Horse

2

 

1829

"

12

Ox

33

1799

"

11

Sheep

3

 

1830

Tenpo

1

Tiger

34

1800

"

12

Monkey

4

 

1831

"

2

Hare

35

1801

Kyowa

1

Cock

5

 

1832

"

3

Dragon

36

1802

"

2

Dog

6

 

1833

"

4

Snake

37

1803

"

3

Boar

7

 

1834

"

5

Horse

38

1804

Bunka

1

Rat

8

 

1835

"

6

Sheep

39

1805

"

2

Ox

9

 

1836

"

7

Monkey

40

1806

"

3

Tiger

10

 

1837

"

8

Cock

41

1807

"

4

Hare

11

 

1838

"

9

Dog

42

1808

"

5

Dragon

12

 

1839

"

10

Boar

43

1809

"

6

Snake

13

 

1840

"

11

Rat

44

1810

"

7

Horse

14

 

1841

 

12

Ox

45

1811

"

8

Sheep

15

 

1842

"

13

Tiger

46

1812

"

9

Monkey

16

 

1843

"

14

Hare

47

1813

"

10

Cock

17

 

1844

Koka

1

Dragon

48

1814

"

11

Dog

18

 

1845

 

2

Snake

49

1815

"

12

Boar

19

 

1846

"

3

Horse

50

1816

"

13

Rat

20

 

1847

"

4

Sheep

51

1817

"

14

Ox

21

 

1848

Kayei

1

Monkey

52

1818

Bunsei

1

Tiger

22

 

1849

"

2

Cock

53

1819

"

2

Hare

23

 

1850

"

3

Dog

54

1820

"

3

Dragon

24

 

1851

 

4

Boar

55

1821

"

4

Snake

25

 

1852

"

5

Rat

56

1822

"

5

Horse

26

 

1853

"

6

Ox

57

1823

"

6

Sheep

27

 

1854

Ansei

1

Tiger

58

1824

"

7

Monkey

28

 

1855

"

2

Hare

59

1825

"

8

Cock

29

 

1856

"

3

Dragon

60

1826

"

9

Dog

30

 

1857

"

4

Snake

61

1827

"

10

Boar

31

 

1858

"

5

Horse

62

Hiroshige II or Shigenobu died at the age of 44 in 1869.

Hiroshige III or Shigemasa died at the age of 53 in 1894.