Ten views of Kanazawa

A series after the classical 'ten views' or 'eight views' framework derived from Chinese landscape painting — the Eight Views of Xiao and Xiang — and adapted by earlier Japanese woodblock artists such as Hiroshige in his various [meisho-e](/glossary/meisho-e) series. Kanazawa, capital of Ishikawa Prefecture, preserves a concentration of Edo-period architecture: Kenrokuen garden, the Higashi Chaya geisha district, the samurai houses of Nagamachi, and the moats and turrets of Kanazawa Castle. Ido's print, or print series, likely treats these subjects through seasonal variations and changing light conditions. The reference to the 'ten views' structure suggests an archival ambition — to fix, in mokuhanga form, the city's characteristic vistas. The choice of Kanazawa parallels his Kyoto project: another Edo-survival city of preserved traditional architecture and stratified historical fabric.