Nature: Fish

The Woodblock Prints of Utagawa Hiroshige
Nature Prints: Fish

Grand Series of Fishes (1832-33 & 1840-42)
Untitled series of Fish (1835-39)
A Collection of Fish (1835-39)
Miscellaneous Fish Prints: Chūban Format
Miscellaneous Fish Prints: Koban Format
Miscellaneous Fish Prints: Yotsugiri Format
Miscellaneous Fish Prints: Ō-tanzaku Format
Miscellaneous Fish Prints: Ko-tanzaku Format

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Grand Series of Fishes
Uwo-zukushi
魚尽くし

Format: Horizontal ōban
Number of Prints: 20/20

Memorial Catalogue says that there are twenty prints in this series, divided into two sub-sets of ten with the Trout print belonging to the second set.

Ukiyo-e shūka 14 also divides this set into two sub-sets; the first (p.243 #91) consisting of eleven prints and the second (p.243 #100) consisting of ten. A print for Trout (Ayu 鮎) is listed in both (#91.11 and #100.3).

Boston MFA

The first edition of this series was privately printed in the form of a kyōka poetry album in the orihon format, with ten illustrated sheets and four sheets of text only. Soon afterward, the blocks were reused for commercial prints, with the publisher's mark and censor's kiwame seal added (and in a few cases, different poems). One additional design, the trout, was included in the commercial series; and another nine designs were added still later by a different publisher. For a full reproduction and detailed discussion of the first edition, see Mann 2021, pp. 290-311.

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Date: ~1832-33 (Tenpō 3-4)
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō)
Format: Horizontal ōban
Number of prints: 11/11
References: Ukiyo-e shūka 14 (p.243 #91), Memorial Catalogue (#153), Strange , Stewart, van Vleck (p.169-171), Albuquerque (320-327), NDL (a selection as an album)

Abalone, Needlefish, and Peach Blossoms
あわび、さより、桃
MFA, BM, BM, NDL, HRV, CHZ, HON, NMVW, KEIO
p.243 #91.1

Lobster and Shrimp
伊勢海老、芝蝦
MFA, BM, NDL, MET, HRV, NMVW, CHZ, SMI
p.243 #91.2

Scorpionfish, Isaki, and Ginger
かさご、いさき、薑
MFA, BM, NDL, MET, MIA, HRV, CHZ, ALL
p.243 #91.3

Bonito and Saxifrage
鰹
MFA, BM, NDL, MET, MIA, HRV, CHZ, SMI, AIC
p.243 #91.4

Gurnards, Flatfish, and Bamboo Grass
かながしら、木葉鰈、笹
MFA, BM, BM, NDL, MET, HRV, HON, SMI
p.243 #91.5

Horse Mackerel, Freshwater Prawns, and Seaweed
鯵、車蝦、蓼
MFA, BM, BM, NDL, MET, MIA, HRV, NMVW, CHZ, SMI
p.243 #91.6

Black Sea Bream, Small Sea Bream, Asparagus Shoots, and Sansho Pepper
黒鯛、小鯛、うど、山椒
MFA, BM, NDL, MET, HRV, NMVW, CHZ, HON, SMI
p.243 #91.7

Flatheads and Eggplant
こち、茄子
MFA, BM, NDL, MET, HRV, NMVW, CHZ, SMI
p.243 #91.8

Sea Bream and Sansho Pepper
鯛、山椒
MFA, BM, MIA, HRV, CHZ, HON, RITS, SMI
MFA (keyblock)
p.243 #91.9

Mullet, Asparagus, and Camellia
ぼら、うど、椿
MFA, BM, BM, NDL, MET, HRV, CHZ, SMI
p.243 #91.10

Trout
鮎
MFA, BM, BM, MIA, CHZ, HON, SMI
p.243 #91.11

Date: ~1840-42 (Tenpō 11-13)
Publisher: Maruya Jinpachi (Marujin, Enjudō)
Format: Horizontal ōban
Number of prints: 9/9
References: Ukiyo-e shūka 14 (p.243 #100), Memorial Catalogue (#153), Strange , Stewart, van Vleck (p.169-171), Albuquerque (320-327), NDL (a selection as an album)