Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Hiroshige's last great series shows the city of Edo, now Tokyo, through its seasons, bridges, gardens and rivers.
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About the series
One Hundred Famous Views of Edo is a series of colour woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige, published between 1856 and 1858. Despite the title it contains 118 views, plus a contents page. Hiroshige died in 1858 before it was complete, and at least one design is credited to his pupil, Hiroshige II.
The prints are arranged by season and show the city's famous places: cherry trees, river banks, temples, bridges and festivals. Most are upright, with bold close-up elements in the foreground, such as a branch or an eagle, and a deep view behind. Vincent van Gogh copied two of them in oil in 1887, Plum Park in Kameido and Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake. The Brooklyn Museum in New York holds a complete set of the prints in fine early impressions.
The upright format suits narrow walls. Four views, one for each season, make a natural set for a hallway or stairwell.
