Toto meisho (Famous Places of the Eastern Capital)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- British Museum
Typical Price
- Later reprint (Meiji–Taisho era publishers): $50–$400
- Good later impression (Edo-period): $1,000–$5,000
- Good early impression (vivid color, fine bokashi): $5,000–$20,000
- Fine early impression (exceptional color and condition): $20,000–$60,000
Hiroshige produced an estimated 8,000 designs over his 40-year career, making him one of the most prolific masters of ukiyo-e. His market has strengthened significantly in recent years, with the 2025 Sotheby's Paris record of $2.4M and growing international collector interest.
Description
"Toto Meisho" — Famous Places of the Eastern Capital — encompassed a broad range of Hiroshige's Edo landscape series produced from the 1830s onward. This print depicts one of Edo's recognized scenic or cultural landmarks, rendered in the atmospheric style that characterized Hiroshige's approach to urban landscape — locating the famous places of the city within the rhythms of season, weather, and daily life.
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1928
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Distant View of Mitsukoshi Movie Theater in Shinjuku from the Sixth Floor of Hoteiya (Hoteiya rokkai kara Shinjuku Mitsukoshi Musashi no kan enbo zu), no. 1 from the series "Scenery of Shinjuku (Gashu Shinjuku fukei)"
1930
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Spring Dusk at the Tōshō Shrine in Ueno
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Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Toto meisho (Famous Places of the Eastern Capital) was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重).
Toto meisho (Famous Places of the Eastern Capital) depicts urban scenes and landscapes.