ANDO HIROSHIGE
CATALOGUE OF THE MEMORIAL EXHIBITION - WATANABE

Exhibitors

IMAYO MITATE, SHI, NO, KO, SHO. The Four Classes: Samurai, Farmers, Artisans and Merchants.

UWO-YEI NO MISE. Prints Store styled Uwo-Yei.
This is Toyokuni III.'s work showing a shop selling Hiroshige's Hundred Views of Yedo, and was put on view in the exhibition for the sake of reference. Sanmai-tsuzuki. Published by Uwo-yei.

SHOKOKU MEISHO. Views of Various Provinces.

FURIWAKE O-SUGOROKU. This is a large-sized print named "Sugoroku" used by children to play a game on by means of a dice.

PAPER-HANGER'S SHOP, drawn to order of the shopman by Hiroshige and printed on toshi (Chinese paper). Oblong in size.

AWA NO NARUTO. Rapids at Naruto. Sanmai- tsuzuki. Published by Tsutaya.

BUYO KANAZAWA HATSHO YAKEI Evening Scenes of Eight Views of Kanazawa. Sanmai-tsuzuki. Published by Tsutaya.

KISOJI NO SANSEN. Kiso Mountains in Snow. Sanmai-tsuzuki. Published by Tsutaya in 1857.

These three form a set of Snow, Moon and Flowers, as the Naruto Passage with its swirling waves was called the "Flowers of Naruto." They are Hiroshige's masterpieces in his declining years.

TOKAIDO HARIMAZE ZUYE. Mixed Prints of Tokaido. 12 sheets in a set. Published by Ibasen ().
Harimaze Zuye is more of designs than of mere representations of objects. Hiroshige's are especially skilfully rendered. On a plate of 0-ban size, there are represented four or five prints of simple style showing a town, famous local products or sceneries, or subjects of some historical stories. This series consists of 12 sheets containing 55 prints. There are two other harimaze Tokaido of similar style. In the above series Nihonbashi is represented by fish, Shinagawa by women picking sea-weed and Kawasaki by peach blossoms.

TOKAIDO HARIMAZE ZUYE. Mixed Prints of Tokaido.
This is similar to No. 228 in style and consists of 14 sheets. In this series, Nihonbashi is represented by bronze works on Nihonbashi Bridge and Shinagawa by a woman holding a paper lantern. Published by Senichi ()

KUNIZUKUSHI HARIMAZE ZUYE. Mixed Prints of Grand Series of the Provinces.
This is similar to No. 228 in style and is complete in 18 sheets containing 68 prints. Two of the sheets are illustrated. (See Plate No. 80.) Published by Fujikei () in 1852.

TOKAIDO GOJUSAN-TSUGI HARIMAZE ZUYE. Mixed Prints of the Fifty-Three Stations on the Tokaido.
This is similar to No. 228 in style and consists of 15 sheets containing 55 prints. Published by Yamaguchi () in 1856.

YEDO MEISHO HARIMAZE ZUYE. Mixed Prints of the Views of Yedo.
This is similar to No. 228 in style and consists of 10 sheets. (See Two Illustrations, No. 231 Plate 80.) Published by Yamadaya () in 1857.

OYAMA DOCHU HARIMAZE ZUYE. Mixed Prints of the Highway leading to Mt. Oyama Shrine.
This is similar to No. 228 in style and consists of three sheets.

OMI HAKKEI. Eight Views of Omi.
This contains the same eight views as No. 57. O-ban Yokoye. Those illustrated are "Pine tree at Karasaki" and "Vesper Bells at the Mii Temple." 0-ban Tateye. Published by Uwoyei in 1857.

FUJI SANJU ROKKEI. Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji.
This series was censored in April, 1858 but was not put on sale until the following year, and then issued as his memorial prints. 0-ban Tateye. Published by Tsutaya.

Toto Ichikokubashi.	Toto Surugacho.
Toto Sukiyagashi.	Toto Tsukuda Oki.
Toto Ochanomizu.	Toto Ryogoku.
Toto Sumida Tsutsumi.	Toto Asukayama.
Zoshigawa Fujimijaya.	Toto Meguro Yuhigaoka.
Konodai Tonegawa.	Musashi Koganei.
Musashi Tamagawa.	Musashi Koshigaya Zai.
Musashi Hommoku no Hara.	Soshu Miura no Kaijo.
Sagamigawa.	Sagami Yenoshima Irikuchi.
Hakone no Kosui.	Izu no Sanchu.
Suruga Satta no Kaijo.	Suruga Miho no Matsubara.
Tokaido Hidari Fuji.	Sunyen Oigawa.
Ise Futamiga Ura.	Shinshu Suwa no Mizuumi.
Shinano Shiojiri Toge.	Kai Misaka Goye.
Kai Otsuki no Hara.	Kai Inume Toge.
Shimosa Kogane ga Hara.	Kazusa Kuroto no Ura.
Kazusa Kanozan.	Boshu Hota no Kaigan.
Sagami Shichiriga Hama. *	Musashi Noge Yokohama. *

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