Hiroshige II's series 'Eight Views of Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho hakkei)'
(ca. 1851-53)
Introduction
This page attempts to catalog all known prints in
Hiroshige II's
series 'Edo meisho hakkei (江戸
名所 八景 - Eight Views of Famous Places in
Edo)'.
The series title is in the rectangular cartouche in the top right corner; the
title of each individual print is in the field of the print at the top, to the
left of the title cartouche.
The series dates from the very start of Hiroshige II's career, when he
was in his mid-twenties. At this point, he was
using the name
'Shigenobu', the
gō
given to him by his master
Hiroshige I;
the prints in this series are signed 'Shigenobu'.
Technical details
- Dates: Circa 1851-1853
- Censor Seals:
Nanushi
Watanabe (Watanabe Shoemon) and Mera (Mera Ta-ichiro)
- Size: vertical ōban
- Signed: Shigenobu ga
The Prints
To see a larger, roughly full-screen, image of any print, please click on the
thumbnail; these images are sized to produce fine detail, and are only moderately
compressed.
| Images |
Number |
Date |
Title (Kanji) |
Title (Rōmaji) |
Title (English) |
Description |
 |
|
ca. 1851-53 |
日本橋 夕景 |
Nihon-bashi yūkei |
Evening View at Nihon Bridge |
|
 |
|
ca. 1851-53? |
霞?ケ?関? |
Kasumigaseki |
Kasumigaseki |
|
 |
|
ca. 1851-53? |
芝 増上寺 |
Shiba Zōjō-ji |
Zōjō Temple in Shiba |
|
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