Famous Sites of Edo (Tōto meisho ichiran 東都名所一覧) : [volume 1]

Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849 · 1815 · Bishū (Nagoya) : Hishiya Kinbei, 尾州(名古屋) : 菱屋金兵衛 · 9 pictures

A Japanese woodblock picture book of famous sites of Edo, published in 1815 in Nagoya by Hishiya Kinbei and attributed to Katsushika Hokusai, aimed at travellers and general readers interested in the city. The pages pair colour-washed landscape views with small figure scenes and short poetic captions in columns of Japanese text. A designer might take the flat planes of pale colour, the framing of riverbanks and pavilions against open sky, and the simple, economical placement of tiny figures in wide scenes.

Tokyo (Japan)

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