Title: The Eight Views of Kanazawa in Musashi Province (武陽金澤八景略圖, Buyō Kanazawa Hakkei Ryakuzu)

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige [歌川広重] (Japanese, 1797–1858), also known as Andō Hiroshige [安藤広重]

Signed: 於江都廣重摸写 (Tōto ni oite Hiroshige mosha, “Reproduced by Hiroshige in Edo”)

Publisher: Unknown

Date: 1851 (Kaei 4)

Media: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; Dai-ōban; 45.8 × 34.4 cm

Genre: Landscape / Meisho-e (名所絵)

Title on print: 武陽金澤八景略圖 (Buyō Kanazawa Hakkei Ryakuzu, Rough Map of the Eight Views of Kanazawa in Musashi Province)

Title on pouch: 金澤八景止圖 (Kanazawa Hakkei no Zu, The Eight Views of Kanazawa)

Inscription on pouch (yellow cartouche): 金沢飛石 金龍院蔵 (Kanazawa Tobiishi Kinryū’in zō, “Owned by Kinryū’in Temple [home of the] Kanazawa Flying Stone”)

Publisher’s imprint (pouch reverse): 河邉富三郎 (Kawabe Tomisaburō) from 三島大社町 (Taisha district of Kawashima)

This panoramic map presents a rich bird’s-eye overview of the celebrated Eight Views of Kanazawa (金澤八景) in what was then Musashi Province (modern-day Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture). Rendered with Hiroshige’s signature clarity and dynamic composition, the print captures a scenic coastal landscape populated with temples, shrines, pavilions, and labeled topographic features.

Large red and yellow cartouches identify notable locations, including:

• ⾦沢⾶⽯ 金龍院蔵 – Kanazawa Flying Stone, owned by Kinryū’in Temple
• 内川暮雪 – Twilight Snowfall at Uchikawa
• 瀬⼾秋⽉ – Autumn Moon at Seto
• 平瀉落雁 – Wild Geese Returning Home at Hiragata
• 洲嵜晴嵐 – Mountain Vapor at Susaki
• ⼄艫帰帆 – Returning Sailing Boats at Ottomo
• 野島⼣照 – Glowing Sunset at Noshima
• ⼋景⼀覧ノ地 – Place for Viewing All Eight Views

The landscape is densely annotated with temples, residences, waterways, and small ports. These include:

• 九覧亭 (Kyūrantei Pavilion)
• 称名晩鐘 (Evening Bell at Shōmyō Temple)
• 三島明神 (Mishima-myōjin Shrine)
• 大道 (Daidō Road)
• 龍花寺 (Ryūge-ji Temple)
• 第六天 (Dairokuten Shrine)
• 金沢文庫旧跡 (Historic Ruins of the Kanazawa Library)

Sailing boats dot the inlet waters, and bridges link small islands and shores. The layout is spatially condensed but readable, serving as an artistic souvenir and a geographic guide for Edo-period travelers.

Excellent condition, extremely rare.

References: (1) JAANUS; (2) Kanazawa Hakkei