Hiroshige II's series 'Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital (Tōto sanjūrokkei)' (1861-1862)

Introduction

The series title is in the vertical rectangular cartouche in the top right corner; the title of each individual print is in the fan-shaped cartouche to its left.

The series dates from the middle of Hiroshige II's career, when he was in his mid-thirties (35-36 years old). At this point, he was using the name 'Hiroshige', since his master Hiroshige I had died (in 1858), and Hiroshige II had taken over the gō 'Hiroshige'; the prints in this series are signed 'Hiroshige'.

Technical details

• Dates: 1861 (Rooster - Bunkyū 1), 6th month - 1862 (Dog - Bunkyū 2), 9th month
• Size: Vertical ōban
• Signed: Hiroshige ga
• Publisher: Ai-To

The Prints

To see a larger, roughly full-screen, image of any print, please click on the thumbnail; these images are sized to produce fine detail, and are only moderately compressed.

Images	Number	Date	Title (Kanji)	Title (Rōmaji)	Title (English)	Description
	Title Page	Circa 1862
		1861/6	増上寺 朝霧	Zōjō-ji asagiri	Morning Mist at Zōjō Temple
		Circa 1862	飛鳥山	Asuka-yama	Asuka Hill
		Circa 1862	深川 八まん	Fukagawa Hachiman	Fukagawa Hachiman Shrine
		Circa 1862	日くらし の 里	Higurashi no sato	Higurashi Village
		Circa 1862	王子 稲荷	Ōji Inari	Ōji Inari Shrine
		Circa 1862	亀戸 梅 やしき	Kameido ume yashiki	Plum Garden, Kameido
		Circa 1862	神田 明神	Kanda Myōjin	Myōjin Shrine in Kanda
		Circa 1862	柳しま 妙けん(堂)	Yanagishima Myōken(dō)	Myōkendō Temple at Yanagishima
		Circa 1862	日本橋	Nihon-bashi	Nihon Bridge	View of the river and the town beyond from the newell post on the Nihon-bashi Bridge.
		Circa 1862	お茶の水	Ocha-no-mizu	Tea Water Canal
		Circa 1862	両国橋	Ryōgoku-bashi	Ryōgoku Bridge
		Circa 1862	下谷 広小路	Shitaya Hirokō-ji	Hiroko Road, Shitaya
		Circa 1862	不忍池	Shinobazu-ike	Shinobazu Pond
		Circa 1862	高輪 海岸	Takanawa kaigan	The shoreline at Takanawa
		Circa 1862	鎧 の 渡し	Yoroi no watashi	Yoroi Ferry
		1862/3	堀切	Horikiri	Horikiri
		1862/3	海案寺 紅葉	Kaian-ji kōyō	Red maple leaves at Kaian Temple
		1862/3	中洲 三ッ俣	Nakazu Mitsumata	Mitsumata Middle Strand	An eight-acre island called Nakazu ("Middle Strand") was constructed in the early 1770s; it soon became the new pleasure center of the city, with ninety-three teahouses, three bathhouses, and various restaurants. Destroyed in 1789, it was reclaimed by the Tokyo government in 1886.
		1862/3	外 さくらた	Soto-Sakurada	Soto-Sakurada	Soto-Sakurada was the district where many daimyō had their residences. It was next to Edo castle, residence of the then-Shogun; we see the castle's moat in this image.
		1862/3	山王 権現 雪中	Sannō Gongen setchū	Sannō Gongen Shrine in Snow
		1862/3	猿わかまち	Saruwaka-machi	Saruwaka District
		1862/3	隅田川 三囲 り堤	Sumida-gawa Mimeguri tsutsumi	Mimeguri Embankment on the Sumida River
		1862/3	洲さき 汐干狩	Susaki shiohi-gari	Gathering Shellfish at Low Tide at Susaki
		1862/3	滝の川 紅葉	Takinogawa kōyō	Maple leaves at Takinogawa	The name (literally, "Waterfall River") refers not to the river shown here (which is actually the Shakujii River), but to the area South of the river, including the village of the same name. The name is old, and may or may not refer to the waterfalls found along the river here.
		1862/3	上野 満花 之 詠	Ueno manka no ei	Poem of the Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom at Ueno
		1862/4	本郷通り	Hongo-dōri	Hongo Street
		1862/5	浅草 金竜山	Asakusa Kinryūzan	Kinryūzan Temple in Asakusa
		1862/5	愛宕山	Atago-yama	Mount Atago
		1862/6	今戸橋 真乳山	Imado-bashi Matsuchi-yama	Imado Bridge and Matsuchi Hill
		1862/6	亀戸 天満宮	Kameido Tenmangū	Kameido Tenmangū Shrine
		1862/6	霞ヶ関 雪中	Kasumigaseki setchū	Kasumigaseki in Snow
		1862/6	向しま 花屋敷 七草	Mukōjima hanayashiki nanakusa	Autumn Flowers in the Garden at Mukōjima
		1862/6	関屋 の さと	Sekiya no sato	Sekiya Village
		1862/6	佃しま 漁舟	Tsukuda-jima gyoshū	Fishing boats at Tsukuda Island
		1862/6	吉原 中之町	Yoshiwara Naka-no-chō	Naka Sector in the Yoshiwara
		1862/9	湯島 天神	Yushima Tenjin	Yushima Tenjin Shrine