Utagawa Hiroshige II - Image Index to Print Series

Introduction

So this page shows one print from each series, and gives a woodblock print novice some tips about what to look at, in order to (in almost all cases) quickly locate the series that their print is from (even though, of course, their individual print is unlikely to be shown here). From there, one can go to the page for that particular series, to identify the particular print one has in hand.

Distinguishing Characteristics

In addition to the shape of the cartouche(s), other identifying characteristics for them include the coloration, etc of the cartouches. If you have a number of possibilities, based on cartouche shape and colour, look at the characters (kan-ji) in the title - even if you cannot read them, you can see if the kanji in one of the potentially matching series are the same as the ones on your print.

Other things which can identify the series include the borders, or other overall design features.

Sample Images

If you need to look at a larger image of any print (e.g. to compare the kanji in the title cartouche), just click on the thumbnail image. Once you have located the series you think your print might be from, simply click on the link in the 'Images' column to take you directly to the page for that series.

Notation

The notation "All Known"" means that it is not known whether the series contains more prints than are shown here, but all known prints in the series are available here. The nontations "Many" and "Some" mean some prints (just a few, for the latter notation) from such series are available here; i.e. that the series is thought to contain more prints than are shown here.

"Other" means that another web site contains the series - see the link. "Coming" means that a page for this series is in the works, but has not yet been added to the site. "No" means that the site does not currently have any prints from this series.

Sample image	Images	Title (English)	Title (Rōmaji)	Title (Kanji)
	Some	Eight Views of Famous Places in Edo	Edo meisho hakkei	江戸 名所 八景
	Complete	Fifty-three Stages of the Tōkaidō	Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi	東海道 五十三 次
	All Known	The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers	Chūshingura	忠臣蔵
	Some	Famous Places in Edo	Edo meisho	江戸 名所
	Partial	Eight Views of Ōmi	Ōmi hakkei	近江 八 景
	Some	Famous Places in Edo	Edo meisho	江戸 名所
	All Known	One Hundred Views of Famous Places in the Provinces	Shokoku meisho hyakkei	諸国 名所 百景
	Some	Famous Places in the Eastern Capital	Tōto meisho	東都 名所
	Complete	Forty-Eight Views of Famous Places in Edo	Edo meisho yonjūhakkei	江戸 名所 四十八 景
	Complete	Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital	Tōto sanjūrokkei	東都 三十六 景
	Many	Views of Famous Places in Edo	Edo meisho zue	江戸 名勝 圖會
	Some	Souvenirs of Edo	Edo miyage	江戸 美家計
	Complete	Eight Views of the Sumida River	Sumida-gawa hakkei	隅田川 八 景
	Complete	Sixty-eight Views of the Various Provinces	Shokoku rokujū-hakkei	諸国 六十八 景
	Many	Famous Places in the Eastern Capital	Tōto meisho	東都 名所
	Some	Famous Places in Edo	Edo meisho	江戸 名所
	Partial	The Tōkaidō	Tōkaidō	東海道
	Some	Collection of Famous Places in the Eastern Capital in the Four Seasons	Tōto shiki meisho zukushi	東都 四季 名所 盡
	Partial	Six Jewel Rivers in the Provinces	Shokoku mu tamagawa	諸國 六 玉河
	Some	Famous Places in the Eastern Capital	Tōto meisho	東都 名所
	Complete	Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō	Tōkaidō gojūsan eki	東海道 五拾三 驛
	Complete	Thirty-Six Flowers	Sanjūrokkasen	三十六 花撰
	Some	Thirty-six Views of Fuji	Fuji sanjūrokkei	富士 三十六 景
	Partial	The Tōkaidō	Tōkaidō	東海道