Moonlight Views of the Eastern Capital

(Tôto tsuki no meisho, 東都月の名所)

Publisher: Kawachi-ya Chôzô

c. 1840

Tokyo (then called Edo) was the Eastern Capital, where the shogun lived. The emperor lived in Kyoto, the Western Capital. This series shows beautiful women with scenes of Edo. The series is listed as number 87 in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961). The prints are each about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban.

	Title: Moon at Ryôgoku Bridge (Ryôgoku no tsuki, 両国の月) Description: Beauty with cat
	Another state of the above print
	Yet another state
	Title: Spring Moon over the Sumida Riverbank (墨田堤の春比月) Description: Courtesan on parade in her spring finery with a view of the Sumida River behind her
	Another state of the above design
	I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this additional state.
	This print is similar to the above design, but bears the signature of Kunisada (Kôchôrô Kunisada ga, 香蝶楼 国貞 画) and was published by Tsuta-ya Kichizô. I am grateful to Horst Graebner for the image.
	Title: Morning moon at Nihonbashi (日本橋の残月) Description: Beauty with bridge and Mt. Fuji
	Title: The Almost-full Moon at Masaki (Masaki no nochi no tsuki, 真崎の後の月) Description:
	This print is similar to the above design, but bears the signature of Kunisada (Kôchôrô Kunisada ga, 香蝶楼 国貞 画) and was published by Tsuta-ya Kichizô.
	Title: Crescent Moon at Shinagawa (品川の早月) Description: Beauty with a walking stick and an umbrella over her shoulder
	I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this variant of the above design.

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