Yanagishima, from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

A second cataloged impression of Hiroshige's Yanagishima view from "Meisho Edo hyakkei" — distinguished from the related entry by an alternate romanization of the place name — likely represents a different printing state, edition, or surviving example of the same composition. The series appeared in multiple print runs during and after Hiroshige's lifetime (he died in 1858 before completing the full set), and successive printings vary in color saturation, bokashi gradation across sky passages, and the depth of black in ink outlines. The Yanagishima district offered Hiroshige a characteristically flat eastern shitamachi subject: canals, willows, and the Myōken shrine compound set against wide skies, a contrast to the more topographically dramatic views of Edo's western districts. Subtle differences in this impression — the sky's tonal gradient, the rendering of water surfaces — help specialists place it within the series' print chronology.