The Woodblock Prints of Utagawa Hiroshige
Triptychs

Tsuya Beauties in the Fashions of the Four Seasons
Imayō shiki no tsuya

Date: before 1830
Publisher: Daikokuya, Yotsuya
Format: Vertical ōban triptych
Number of Prints: 1/?
References: Memorial Catalogue (#16), Strange

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Autumn Moon Party
(Aki no bu, tsuka no yen)

Ancient Relics in the Provinces
Shokoku kyuseki zukushi

Date: 1843-47
Publisher:
Format: Vertical ōban triptych
Number of Prints: 1/?
References:

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Origin of the Onoe Pine Tree in Takasago, Harima Province
(Banshu Takasago Onoe aioi matsu no yurai)
BM, NMS (L)

Snow, Moon and Flowers
Setsugekka no uchi
雪月花ノ内

Date: ~1847-48
Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō (Dansendō)
Format: Vertical ōban triptych
Number of Prints: 1/?
References: Memorial Catalogue (#216)

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A Moonlit Evening
(Tsuki no yūbe)
BM, NMS (L, C)
Baur (Vol2 G570)

Famous Places in Ise
Ise meisho
伊勢名所

Date: 1847-52 (Kōka 4-Kaei 5)
Publisher: Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudō)
Format: Vertical ōban triptych
Number of Prints: 1/2
References: Ukiyo-e shūka 14 (p.249 #7)

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View of Futamigaura
(Futamigaura no zu)
二見ヶ浦の図
MFA, CHZ, NMS (L, C, R)
p.249 #7.2

Rivers on the Tokaido
Tokaido kawa tsukushi

Date: 1847-52 (Kōka 4-Kaei 5)
Publisher: Fujiokaya Hikotarō (Shōgendō)
Format: Vertical ōban triptych
Number of Prints: 1/?
References: Memorial Catalogue (#215), Narazaki

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The Oi River
(Oikawa no zu)
大井川渡り
FAMSF, MFA (L)

Parody of Eight Views
Mitate hakkei

Date: 1847-52
Format: Horizontal ōban
Number of Prints: 1/?

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Night Rain in the Grove of Gion
(Taira no Tadanori Captures the Priest of Mido [the Oil-Thief])
Harashobo, CHZ, Auckland (L), Fuji Arts (C&R), AIC (R)

Fashionable Genji
Fūryū Genji
風流源氏

Date: 1853 (Kaei 6)
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi
Format: Vertical ōban triptych
Number of Prints: 8/8
References: Ukiyo-e shūka 14 (p.248 #94), Strange

Landscape by Hiroshige and figures by Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

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Akashi
(Akashi)
明石
MFA, MIA, CHZ, NMS (L, C, R)
p.248 #94.1
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The Picture Contest; View of Sagano
(Eawase, Sagano fūkei)
嵯峨野風景
MFA, AIC, CHZ, NMS (C)
p.248 #94.2
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Elegant Genji at the Salt Kilns at Suma
(Fūryū Genji Suma no Shiogama)
風流げんじ須磨の塩竈
p.248 #94.3
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Tsukuda
つくた
FAMSF, MFA (R), NMS (L)
p.248 #94.5
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Snow View
(Yuki no nagame)
雪の眺め
MFA, LoC, FAMSF, CHZ
p.248 #94.7
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The Night Garden
(Yoru no niwe)
夜の庭
FAMSF, RITS, CHZ, MFA
p.248 #94.8
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Prince Genji in the Plum-blossom Gardens
(Furyu Genji Sono-no Ume)
FAMSF, NMS (L)
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A Fashionable Genji at Suma
(Fūryū Genji Suma)
FAMSF, Rijksmuseum

Three Famous Scenic Spots in Japan
Honchô sankei no uchi
本朝三景之内

Date: 1856
Publisher: Echizenya Heizaburô
Format: Vertical ōban triptych
Number of Prints: 1/2
References: Ukiyo-e shūka 14 (p.248 #97 only two triptychs are listed in this series)

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Eight Views of Ōmi
(Ōmi hakkei)
近江八景寄縮一覧
MFA (L), Ronin
p.248 #97.1

Snow, Moon and Flowers
Setsu-gekka
雪月花

Date: 1857 (Ansei 4)
Publisher: Okazawaya Taheiji
Format: Vertical ōban triptych
Number of Prints: 3/3
References: Memorial Catalogue, Strange, Stewart

A set of three triptychs, often interpreted as representing the theme of Snow, Moon, and Flowers, with the whirlpools representing the flowers.

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Mountain River on the Kiso Road
(Kisoji no yamakawa)
木曽路之山川
MFA, LoC, MET, MET, MET, MET, BM, CHZ
Ukiyo-e shūka 14
p.248 #35
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Eight Views of Kanazawa at Night
(Buyō Kanazawa hasshō yakei)
武陽金沢八勝夜景
MFA, LoC, MET, MET, MET, MIA, CHZ
Ukiyo-e shūka 14
p.248 #92
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View of the Whirlpools at Awa
(Awa Naruto no fūkei)
安房鳴門之風景
MFA, FAMSF, MET, MET, Smithsonian
Ukiyo-e shūka 14
p.249 #1

Miscellaneous Triptychs

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Format: Vertical ōban triptychs

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Imaginary Scene of a Private Kabuki Performance
(Mitate zashiki kyōgen)
見立座敷狂言　三枚続
Date: ~1821-22 (Bunsei 4-5)
Publisher: Iwatoya Kisaburō (Eirindō)
MFA
Ukiyo-e shūka 14
p.248 #100
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The Life of Minamoto Yorimitsu, a Triptych
(Sanmai tsuzuki Minamoto Yorimitsu ichidaiki)
三枚続　源頼光　一代記
Date: ~1825 (Bunsei 8)
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō)
MFA
Ukiyo-e shūka 14
p.248 #113
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The Cave at Enoshima in Sagami Province
(Sōshū Enoshima iwaya no zu)
相州江之嶋岩屋之図
Date: 1833 (Tenpō 4)
Publisher: Kawaguchiya Chōzō
MFA
Ukiyo-e shūka 14
p.248 #52
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Crowds Visiting the Shrine of Benzaiten at Enoshima in Sagami Province on the Occasion of the Special Viewing
(Sōshū Enoshima Benzaiten kaichō sankei gunshū no zu)
相州江之島弁財天開帳参詣群集之図
Date: 1851 (Kaei 4)
Publisher: Sumiyoshiya Masagorō
MFA, LoC, HRV, CHZ, NMS (L, C, R)
Ukiyo-e shūka 14
p.248 #55
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Pilgrimage to the Original Shrine of Benten in the Cave at Enoshima in Sagami Province
(Sōshū Enoshima Benzaiten kaichō mōde Hongū Iwaya no zu)
Date: ~1850
Publisher: Sumiyoshiya Masagoro
BM, CHZ, HRV, FAMSF
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The Rise and Fall of the Minamoto and Taira Clans: The Battle of Awazu Plain
(Genpei seisuiki Awazu-hara kassen)
源平盛衰記　粟津原合戦
Date: 1843-46 (Tenpō 14-Kōka 3)
Publisher: Jōshūya Kinzō
MFA, BM
Ukiyo-e shūka 14
p.248 #41
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Chronicle of Great Peace and Happiness: The Battle of Rice and Sake, Buy More and More!
(Taiheiki mochisake tatakai)
太平喜餅酒多多買
Date: 1843-47 (Tenpō 14-Kōka 4)
Publisher: Maruya Seijirō (Marusei, Jukakudō)
MFA, CHZ
Ukiyo-e shūka 14
p.248 #60
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Minamoto Yoritomo's Dedication Ceremony for the Great Buddha
(Minamoto Yoritomo Daibutsu kuyō no zu)
源頼朝大仏供養之図
Landscape by Hiroshige and figures by Kuniyoshi
Date: 1843-47 (Tenpō 14-Kōka 4)
Publisher: Yoshimiya Sonokichi
MFA
Ukiyo-e shūka 14
p.248 #102
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The Ancient Custom of Attacking the Concubine
(Ōko uwanari-uchi no zu)
往古うわなり打の図
First edition
Date: 1843-47
Publisher: Maruya Seijirō (Marusei, Jukakudō)
MFA
Ukiyo-e shūka 14
p.248 #27
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The Ancient Custom of Attacking the Concubine
(Ōko uwanari-uchi no zu)
往古うわなり打の図
Second edition
Date: 1852
Publisher: Maruya Seijirō (Marusei, Jukakudō)
MFA
Ukiyo-e shūka 14
p.248 #27
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The Battle of Kawanakajima in Shinano Province
(Shinshū Kawanakajima kassen no zu)
信州川中島合戦之図
After Katsukawa Shuntei (Shōkōsai)
Date: 1843-47 (Tenpō 14-Kōka 4)
Publisher: Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudō)
MFA, NMS (R)
Ukiyo-e shūka 14
p.248 #45
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Taira Kiyomori Haunted by Strange Sights
(Taira Kiyomori kaii o miru zu)
平清盛怪異を見る図
Date: 1844-45 (Kōka 1-2)
Publisher: Ibaya Kyūbei
A triptych showing the dying Taira no Kiyomori, head of the Taira clan, tormented by hallucinations and seeing, from the veranda of his palace, the garden covered in snow and transmogrified into the skeletons and skulls of the people he had slain. His lover cowers behind him.
Japanese Prints London
MFA, MET, MET, CHZ
Ukiyo-e shūka 14
p.248 #61
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View of the Ferry at Rokugō
(Rokugō watashiba no kei)
六合渡し場の景
Date: 1847-52 (Kōka 4-Kaei 5)
Publisher: Yamadaya Shōjirō
MFA
Ukiyo-e shūka 14
p.248 #107
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Fording the Ōi River
(Ōikawa hokō watari)
大井川歩行渡
Date: 1853 (Kaei 6)
Publisher: Fujiokaya Hikotarō (Shōgendō)
MFA
Ukiyo-e shūka 14
p.249 #23
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The Moon Reflected in the Paddies at Sarashina in Shinano Province
(Shinshū Sarashina tagoto no tsuki)
信州更級田毎の月
Date: 1853 (Kaei 6)
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizō (Kōeidō)
MFA
Ukiyo-e shūka 14
p.248 #46
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Eastern Genji: The Garden in Snow
(Azuma Genji yuki no niwa)
東源氏雪の庭
Landscape by Hiroshige with figures by Kunisada.
Date: 1854 (Kaei 7/Ansei 1)
Publisher: Moriya Jihei (Kinshindō)
MFA, NMS (L C R)
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Flower Viewing at Asukayama
(Asukayama hanami no zu)
Date: 1855
Publisher: Ebisuya
FAMSF
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Ise Grand Shrine
伊勢参宮略図　外宮拝殿・玉串御門・内宮正殿・二見ノ浦・末社順拝・古市・宇治橋・間の山・朝熊山・おかげ参りの図　高倉山・天の岩戸
Date: 1855 (Ansei 2)
Publisher: Ehijuya Shoshichi
NDL
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View of Tago Bay
(Tago no Ura fūkei)
田子のうら風景
Landscape by Hiroshige and figures by Kunisada.
Date: 1857 (Ansei 4)
Publisher: Maruya Jinpachi (Marujin, Enjudō)
MFA, FAMSF, CHZ, NMS (L C)
Ukiyo-e shūka 14
p.248 #59
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The Moon Reflected in the Rice Fields at Sarashina, Shinano Province
(Shinshu Sarashina tagoro no tsuki)
Landscape by Hiroshige and figures by Kunisada.
Date: 1861
Publisher: Moriya Jihei
Japanese Prints London
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Matching the World and Music
(Onkyoku sekai awase)
Date: 1849-50
Publisher: Ibasen
Japanese Prints London
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Panoramic View of the Sea from the Inn at Enoshima
(Enoshima ryotei yori kaijō chōbō no zu)
風流見立源氏　「従江島旅亭海上眺望之図」
Designed with Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Date: 1854 (Kaei 7/Ansei 1)
Publisher: Maruya Jinpachi (Marujin, Enjudō)
V&A, MFA (L)
Ukiyo-e shūka 14
p.248 #95
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Women Performing Tasks in Silk Cloth Production
(Kaikoyashinai no zu)
かいこやしないの圖
Date: 1847-52 (Kōka 4-Kaei 5)
Publisher: Jōshūya Kinzō (Jōkin) Shōfukudō
Honolulu (L, C, R), NMS (R)

Format: Horizontal ōban triptychs

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A Female Daimyō Procession at the Ōi River
(Onna gyōretsu Ōigawa no zu)
女行烈（＝列）　大井川之図
Publisher: Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudō)
MFA, ALL (L), CHZ (L&R)
Ukiyo-e shūka 14
p.242 #2