Title page and list of contents for "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"
- Series:
- One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
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This sheet functions as both frontispiece and index for Hiroshige's landmark [meisho-e](/glossary/meisho-e) series "Meisho Edo Hyakkei," published by Uoya Eikichi beginning in 1856. The complete series comprises 118 prints organized by season — spring, summer, autumn, and winter — with a final supplementary print added after Hiroshige's death in 1858. The contents list enumerates all titles in seasonal sequence, providing collectors and booksellers with the organizational framework for assembling complete sets. The calligraphic title lettering and cartouche design reflect the house style of Uoya Eikichi's atelier. This sheet holds significant bibliographic value, as the sequence of titles helps scholars distinguish between the original and later posthumous print runs that Uoya Eikichi continued issuing into the Meiji era. Copies with original publisher seals intact are preferable for establishing edition dating. Its [oban](/glossary/oban) format matches the rest of the series.
Color woodblock print
Color woodblock print
Color woodblock print
Color woodblock print
Title page and list of contents for "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)" was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重).
Yes — Title page and list of contents for "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)" is part of the One Hundred Famous Views of Edo series by Utagawa Hiroshige.
Title page and list of contents for "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)" depicts edo & tokyo and famous places (meisho-e).
Title page and list of contents for "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)" measures 35.7 × 23.8 cm.
