Hiroshige II (Shigenobu, Utagawa Hiroshige II)

Hiroshige II (歌川広重 2代目?, 1826 – October 21, 1869) was a designer of ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints who was born as Chinpei Suzuki (鈴木鎮平?). He became a student and the adopted son of Hiroshige, then being given the artistic identity of, "Shigenobu". When the senior Hiroshige died in 1858, Shigenobu married his master’s daughter, Otatsu. At that time he adopted the art-name "Hiroshige". About 1865, the marriage was dissolved. Hiroshige II then moved to Yokohama and resumed using the name Shigenobu. He also signed some of his work as Ryūshō.

Another pupil of the first Hiroshige, Shigemasa, then married the master's daughter, Otatsu, and also began using the name Hiroshige; this artist now is known as Hiroshige III.