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Edo prints

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	Design:	Shōtei Hokuju (1763–1824)
	Title:	View of Nihonbashi bridge
	Series title:	The Eastern capital
	Size:	24.8 x 38.5 cm (ōban)
	Posthumous printing from newly cut woodblocks
	Photography:	Jacques Commandeur

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Enlargement

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Originally published in the 1820s by Nishimuraya Yohachi (firm name Eijudō). This edition from newly carved blocks was published by Adachi.

The view in this print of Edo is to the east, showing turrets of Edo castle in the mid-distance and Mount Fuji in the far distance.

Green publisher seal on verso of the print:

in which the katakana read:

Character	Reading	Meaning	Translation
ア	a
ダ	da
チ	chi		Adachi

Artist’s signature in right print area:

Character	Reading	Meaning	Translation
北	hoku	north
壽	ju	longevity	Picture by
画	ga	picture	Hokuju

Series and print title in the upper right area of the print:

Character	Reading	Meaning	Translation
東	tō	east
都	to	capital	The Eastern capital
日	nichi	sun
本	hon	original
橋	hashi	bridge
風	fū	air
景	kei	view	View of Nihonbashi bridge

Eiju han seal, see Marks (2011, p. 67, seal number 23-016), of the original publisher Nishimuraya Yohachi in bottom left print area.

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References

• Marks, Andreas (2011). Publishers of Japanese Woodblock Prints: A Compendium. Leiden: Hotei Publishing.

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Provenance: Fuji Arts