| ERAS COVERING THE LIFE OF HIROSHIGE I. | |||||
| A.D. | Era. | Twelve Zodiacal Signs | Hiroshige's Age | ||
| 1797 | Kansei | 9 | Snake | 巳 | 1 |
| 1798 | 10 | Horse | 午 | 2 | |
| 1799 | 11 | Sheep | 未 | 3 | |
| 1800 | 12 | Monkey | 申 | 4 | |
| 1801 | Kyōwa | 1 | Cock | 酉 | 5 |
| 1802 | 2 | Dog | 戌 | 6 | |
| 1803 | 3 | Boar | 亥 | 7 | |
| 1804 | Bunka | 1 | Rat | 子 | 8 |
| 1805 | 2 | Ox | 丑 | 9 | |
| 1806 | 3 | Tiger | 寅 | 10 | |
| 1807 | 4 | Hare | 卯 | 11 | |
| 1808 | 5 | Dragon | 辰 | 12 | |
| 1809 | 6 | Snake | 巳 | 13 | |
| 1810 | 7 | Horse | 午 | 14 | |
| 1811 | 8 | Sheep | 未 | 15 | |
| 1812 | 9 | Monkey | 申 | 16 | |
| 1813 | 10 | Cock | 酉 | 17 | |
| 1814 | 11 | Dog | 戌 | 18 | |
| 1815 | 12 | Boar | 亥 | 19 | |
| 1816 | 13 | Rat | 子 | 20 | |
| 1817 | 14 | Ox | 丑 | 21 | |
| 1818 | Bunsei | 1 | Tiger | 寅 | 22 |
| 1819 | 2 | Hare | 卯 | 23 | |
| 1820 | 3 | Dragon | 辰 | 24 | |
| 1821 | 4 | Snake | 巳 | 25 | |
| 1822 | 5 | Horse | 午 | 26 | |
| 1823 | 6 | Sheep | 未 | 27 | |
| 1824 | 7 | Monkey | 申 | 28 | |
| 1825 | 8 | Cock | 酉 | 29 | |
| 1826 | 9 | Dog | 戌 | 30 | |
| 1827 | 10 | Boar | 亥 | 31 | |
| 1828 | 11 | Rat | 子 | 32 | |
| 1829 | 12 | Ox | 丑 | 33 | |
| 1830 | Tenpō | 1 | Tiger | 寅 | 34 |
| 1831 | 2 | Hare | 卯 | 35 | |
| 1832 | 3 | Dragon | 辰 | 36 | |
| 1833 | 4 | Snake | 巳 | 37 | |
| 1834 | 5 | Horse | 午 | 38 | |
| 1835 | 6 | Sheep | 未 | 39 | |
| 1836 | 7 | Monkey | 申 | 40 | |
| 1837 | 8 | Cock | 酉 | 41 | |
| 1838 | 9 | Dog | 戌 | 42 | |
| 1839 | 10 | Boar | 亥 | 43 | |
| 1840 | 11 | Rat | 子 | 44 | |
| 1841 | 12 | Ox | 丑 | 45 | |
| 1842 | 13 | Tiger | 寅 | 46 | |
| 1843 | 14 | Hare | 卯 | 47 | |
| 1844 | Kōka | 1 | Dragon | 辰 | 48 |
| 1845 | 2 | Snake | 巳 | 49 | |
| 1846 | 3 | Horse | 午 | 50 | |
| 1847 | 4 | Sheep | 未 | 51 | |
| 1848 | Kayei | 1 | Monkey | 申 | 52 |
| 1849 | 2 | Cock | 酉 | 53 | |
| 1850 | 3 | Dog | 戌 | 54 | |
| 1851 | 4 | Boar | 亥 | 55 | |
| 1852 | 5 | Rat | 子 | 56 | |
| 1853 | 6 | Ox | 丑 | 57 | |
| 1854 | Ansei | 1 | Tiger | 寅 | 58 |
| 1855 | 2 | Hare | 卯 | 59 | |
| 1856 | 3 | Dragon | 辰 | 60 | |
| 1857 | 4 | Snake | 巳 | 61 | |
| 1858 | 5 | Horse | 午 | 62 | |
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Hiroshige II or Shigenobu died at the age of 44 in 1869. Hiroshige III or Shigemasa died at the age of 53 in 1894. |
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