The Woodblock Prints of Utagawa Hiroshige
Surimono

Surimono prints were privately commissioned for special occasions, such as New Year, and were produced in smaller numbers for a mostly educated audience. In most cases, they were commissioned by poetry societies to illustrate the winning poem in a poetry contest judged by the master of the society. Kabuki actors also commissioned surimono prints to commemorate important events in their careers, such as changes of name and stage debuts of their sons. They were most popular from the 1790s to the 1830s. More at Wikipedia.

Shikishiban format
Nagaban format
Miscellaneous formats

Format: Shikishiban

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Writing Table with Silver Rabbit paperweight
Date: 1819
FAMSF
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Courtesan and Kamuro at New Year
正月の遊女と禿
Date: 1820
MFA
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Collection of seals in lacquer trays
Date: ~1820
AIC
Image of print
Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VII at New Year
Date: 1820
Memorial Catalogue (#7), Rijksmuseum
Image of print
Votive plaque of the actor Bando Mitsugoro III as Sasaki Takatsuna
Date: 1821
AIC, Rijksmuseum
Image of print
The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Kajiwara Genta Kagesue and Ichikawa Monnosuke III as Umegae
Date: 1821
AIC
Image of print
The Crane Dance
(Hinazuru no mai)
雛鶴の舞
Date: 1821 (Bunsei 4)
MFA
Image of print
Goddess Benten playing sugoroku with a child
Poetry by Fūgetsuan Yūshun and Wainandō
Date: Probably 1821
Fitzwilliam
Image of print
Pocket watch
Date: ~1823
Memorial Catalogue (#8)
AIC, MET
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Ichikawa Danjūrō VII in the role of Shibaraku
Date: 1824
Rijksmuseum
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Monkey and Turtle
Date: 1824
Rijksmuseum
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Poetry Cards from the One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets
歌カルタ
Date: 1833 (Tenpō 4)
LACMA, MFA
Image of print
Umeomaru from the 'Kanegaki Soga'
BM

Format: Nagaban

Image of print
Asahina Saburo
Date: 1840
AIC
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Descending Geese
Date: 1825-35
The upper portion of the print, that would have
contained poetry, is missing.
AIC
Image of print
Cranes in Flight
AIC

Format: Miscellaneous

Image of print
Monkey trainer
Date: 1848
20.9 x 25.8 cm
MIA
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Picture of the Shore at Tsukiji
(Tsukiji umibe no zu)
築地海辺之図
Date:~1830
Diptych
Privately produced for an Edo kyoka club
BM
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Dragons Among Clouds
Date: 1844
13.3 × 18.3 cm
AIC
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Surimono Dai Nihon Fuji no Uta
11.4 x 17.9 cm
Smithsonian
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The Rakan Handaka Sonja with Dragon
Date: 1820
Image: 21 × 16.2 cm
Framed: 42.5 × 36.2 cm
MET
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Double-flowered Cherry Tree
八重桜
Ebangire; 20 x 56 cm
MFA, CHZ
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Cherry Tree in Bloom
桜
Attributed to Hiroshige
Ebangire; 16.8 x 47.6 cm
MFA
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Towing a Boat in Moonlight
月下の曳き舟
Ebangire; 17.7 x 46.8 cm
MFA
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Pine Trees and Mount Fuji
松、富士山
18 x 32.8 cm
MFA