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Exhibitions: Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo: View Prints




Japanese character for seasonSpring

The series opens with spring. Scenes 1 though 42 represent the First to the Third Months, which are considered in Japan to be the spring season. Typically, early spring is marked by the festivities celebrated at the New Year, which begins the season. Blossoming plum trees are associated with the middle of spring, signifying the end of the cold season and the beginning of warm weather. more

Nihonbashi, Clearing After Snow
1. Nihonbashi, Clearing After Snow

Kasumigaseki
2. Kasumigaseki

Hibiya and Soto-Sakurada from Yamashita-Chō
3. Hibiya and Soto-Sakurada from Yamashita-Chō

Tsukudajima from Eitai Bridge
4. Tsukudajima from Eitai Bridge

Ryōgoku Ekōin and Moto-Yanagibashi Brid...
5. Ryōgoku Ekōin and Moto-Yanagibashi Brid...

Hatsune Riding Grounds, Bakuro-chō
6. Hatsune Riding Grounds, Bakuro-chō

Cotton-Goods Lane, Ōdenma-chō
7. Cotton-Goods Lane, Ōdenma-chō

Suruga-chō
8. Suruga-chō

Yatsukōji, Inside Sujikai Gate
9. Yatsukōji, Inside Sujikai Gate

Dawn at Kanda Myōjin Shrine
10. Dawn at Kanda Myōjin Shrine

Kiyomizu Hall and Shinobazu Pond at Ueno
11. Kiyomizu Hall and Shinobazu Pond at Ueno

Ueno Yamashita
12. Ueno Yamashita

Shitaya Hirokōji
13. Shitaya Hirokōji

Temple Gardens, Nippori
14. Temple Gardens, Nippori

Suwa Bluff, Nippori
15. Suwa Bluff, Nippori

Flower Pavilion, Dango Slope, Sendagi
16. Flower Pavilion, Dango Slope, Sendagi

View to the North from Asukayama
17. View to the North from Asukayama

Ōji Inari Shrine
18. Ōji Inari Shrine

Dam on the Otonashi River at Ōji
19. Dam on the Otonashi River at Ōji

The Kawaguchi Ferry and Zenkōji Temple
20. The Kawaguchi Ferry and Zenkōji Temple

Mount Atago, Shiba
21. Mount Atago, Shiba

Furukawa River, Hiroo
22. Furukawa River, Hiroo

Chiyogaike Pond, Meguro
23. Chiyogaike Pond, Meguro

New Fuji, Meguro
24. New Fuji, Meguro

Original Fuji, Meguro
25. Original Fuji, Meguro

Armor-Hanging Pine, Hakkeisaka
26. Armor-Hanging Pine, Hakkeisaka

Plum Garden, Kamata
27. Plum Garden, Kamata

Gotenyama, Shinagawa
28. Gotenyama, Shinagawa

Moto-Hachiman Shrine, Sumamura
29. Moto-Hachiman Shrine, Sumamura

Plum Estate, Kameido
30. Plum Estate, Kameido

Asuma Shrine and the Entwined Camphor
31. Asuma Shrine and the Entwined Camphor

Yanagishima
32. Yanagishima

Towboats Along the Yotsugi-dōri Canal
33. Towboats Along the Yotsugi-dōri Canal

Night View of the Matsuchiyama and Sam'ya Can...
34. Night View of the Matsuchiyama and Sam'ya Can...

Suijin Shrine and Massaki on the Sumida River
35. Suijin Shrine and Massaki on the Sumida River

View from Massaki of Suijin Shrine, Uchigawa Inle...
36. View from Massaki of Suijin Shrine, Uchigawa Inle...

Tile Kilns and Hashiba Ferry, Sumida River
37. Tile Kilns and Hashiba Ferry, Sumida River

Dawn Inside the Yoshiwara
38. Dawn Inside the Yoshiwara

Distant View of Kinryūzan Temple and Azuma B...
39. Distant View of Kinryūzan Temple and Azuma B...

Bashō's Hermitage and Camellia Hill on the K...
40. Bashō's Hermitage and Camellia Hill on the K...

Ichigaya Hachiman Shrine
41. Ichigaya Hachiman Shrine

Blossoms on the Tama River Embankment
42. Blossoms on the Tama River Embankment