Edward F. Strange's book, 'The Colour-Prints of Hiroshige', was first published in 1925 by Cassell & Company, London in an Edition de Luxe of 250 numbered copies and as a standard trade edition. It was reprinted in an unabridged edition with the title 'Hiroshige's Woodblock Prints - A Guide' by Dover Publications of New York in 1983. It is currently unavailable from Dover Publications.

This html edition was prepared (mostly) from the Dover reprint. Accents on the transliterated Japanese words have been omitted due to them not being present in most european character sets. The images used are those already present on this site and are not necessarily taken from the book, but where an image is not available, a scan of the image in the book has been made. Where available, a colour image rather than what was originally a black and white half-tone image has been used here.

Cover and details
Preface
Contents
List of Illustrations
Chapter 1: Technique and History of Japanese Colour-Prints
Chapter 2: The Life of the Artist
Chapter 3: The Pupils of Hiroshige
Chapter 4: The Development of Hiroshige's Style
Chapter 5: The Tokaido Series
Chapter 6: The Kisokaido Road
Chapter 7: The Other Principle Series
Chapter 8: Hiroshige's Diaries
Chapter 9: The Fan Colour-Prints
Chapter 10: Surimono
Chapter 11: Illustrated Books
Chapter 12: Sketch-Books and Drawings
Chapter 13: Hiroshige and Western Art
Chapter 14: A Japanese Appreciation of Hiroshige
Catalogue

Introduction to the Catalogue
Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi [Hoeido Tokaido]
Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi [Gyosho Tokaido]
Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi [Kyoka Tokaido]
Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi
[Tokaido] Gojusan Tsugi Meisho Dzuye [Tate-e Tokaido]
Other Tokaido Series
So-Hitsu Gojusan Tsugi [Tokaido by Two Brushes - Hiroshige and Kunisada]
Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi Hodogaya [by Hiroshige, Kunisada (signed Toyokuni) and Kuniyoshi]
Kisokaido Rokuju Tsugi, by Hiroshige and Yeisen
General Series
General Series
Toto Meisho [Famous Sights of the Eastern Capital]
General Series
General Series
Meisho Yedo Hiakkei [The Hundred Views of Yedo, Famous Places]
Dai Nippon Rokuju-yoshu Meisho Dzuye [Pictures of Famous Places in Japan in 60-odd Provinces]
Birds and Flowers
Humorous Subjects
Harimaze
2-sheet prints
3-sheet prints by Hiroshige I
3-sheet prints by Hiroshige, with Figures by Kunisada
Hiroshige II (Shigenobu)
Japanese Chronology
Hiroshige's Publishers

Appendix

Some Publishers' Marks and Seals
Signatures of Hiroshige
Titles of Series of Prints (Page 1)
Titles of Series of Prints (Page 2)
Date-Marks of the Zodiacal Cycle
Titles and Signatures of Hiroshige II