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Famous Views of the Eastern Capital

東都名所

by Utagawa Hiroshige1833–1848

About This Series

Hiroshige's Tōto meisho ('Famous Views of the Eastern Capital') is a long-running series of Edo views — the eastern capital — produced through the 1830s and 1840s. The series exists in multiple sub-editions and runs parallel to his more famous One Hundred Famous Views of Edo of 1856-58.

Prints in This Series (4)

Autumn Moon at New Yoshiwara in Emonzaka (Shin Yoshiwara Emonzaka shugetsu), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Autumn Moon at New Yoshiwara in Emonzaka (Shin Yoshiwara Emonzaka shugetsu), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

c. 1835/38

Color woodblock print; chu-tanzaku

Kanda Myojin Shrine (Kanda Myojin), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Kanda Myojin Shrine (Kanda Myojin), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

c. 1835/38

Color woodblock print; chu-tanzaku

Rain at Azuma Bridge below Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan shita Azuma Bashi uchu bo), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Rain at Azuma Bridge below Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan shita Azuma Bashi uchu bo), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

c. 1835/38

Color woodblock print; chu-tanzaku

Twilight Moon at the Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogoku no yoizuki), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto Meisho)"

Twilight Moon at the Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogoku no yoizuki), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto Meisho)"

c. 1831

Color woodblock print; oban

Frequently Asked Questions

Hiroshige's Tōto meisho ('Famous Views of the Eastern Capital') is a long-running series of Edo views — the eastern capital — produced through the 1830s and 1840s. The series exists in multiple sub-editions and runs parallel to his more famous One Hundred Famous Views of Edo of 1856-58.

The Famous Views of the Eastern Capital series was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重), produced between 1833–1848.

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