Series of Famous Views of the Provinces Illustrated

(Shokoku meisho zusho, 諸国名所図書)

Publisher: Shimizu-ya

c. 1820

 

This series pairs beautiful women with famous views in round insets.  The series is listed as number 1 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.

 

Kuniyoshi - Series of Famous Views of the Provinces Illustrated (R 1), bijin cooling off with a fan. Inset, a view of Soshin in Kanazawa district, Pub. Mikawa-ya.

 

Province: Kanazawa with a view of Soshin inset

Description: Beauty cooling off with a fan

 

I am grateful to Marc DeVriese for this image.

Kuniyoshi - Series of Famous Views of the Provinces Illustrated (R 1), bijin cooling off with a fan

 

Another state of the above design.  A print, such as this, that is printed entirely or primarily in blue, is known as an aizuri-e.

 

Province: Yoshinoyama (吉野山)

Description: Beauty standing by a bench drying her head with a towel

 

I am grateful to Robert Pryor for this image.

 

 

 

Kuniyoshi - Series of Famous Views of the Provinces Illustrated (R 1), 3467_1

 

Province: 

Description: Beauty with pipe reading

 

Kuniyoshi - Series of Famous Views of the Provinces Illustrated (R 1), A Kyoto Beauty

 

Province: Sumidagawa (隅田川)

Description: Standing geisha with inset of Sumida River

 

 

Province:

Description: Beauty writing a long letter by a paper lantern

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