Eight Views of the Environs of Edo (Edo kinko hakkei no uchi)

Eight Views of the Environs of Edo

Hiroshige's lovely series, Eight Views of the Environs of Edo, was initially privately printed for the Taihaido Poetry Club by the publisher Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudo) around 1837-1838.

The club commissioned the series to illustrate their poems based on famous locations around Edo. First edition prints from this series include three or fours verses of poetry across the top, while in later impressions only a single verse appears.

These lyrical landscape views are tranquil and reflective, with evocative atmospheric effects, such as the moonlit Tama River or the evening shower at Azuma Shrine. Moon on the Tama River is the masterpiece of the series, considered one of Hiroshige's finest landscapes.

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Prints from this Series

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Evening Bell at Ikegami	Autumn Moon at Tama River	Night Rain at Azuma Grove
Haze on a Clear Day at Shiba Bay	Evening Snow on Asuka Hill	Descending Geese at Haneda
Evening Glow at Koganei	Returning Sails at Gyotoku