50 AMAM.OBERLIN.EDU THE EIGHT VIEWS OF KANAZAWA (金沢八景 KANAZAWA HAKKEI) Like the Eight Views of Ōmi, the Eight Views of Kanazawa was a significant Japanese adaptation of the Chinese Eight Views tradition, marking the Japanese localization of the Eight Views theme and an important shift fromChinese to Japanese landscapes in art made for urban consumers. The pocket-sized images in this series by Hiroshige I had special meaning for residents of Edo because they depicted a nearby coastal area. Made popular through ukiyo-e prints and paintings, the Eight Views of Kanazawa built on the meisho 名所, or “famous places,” genre celebrating local Japanese landscapes. This artistic development also promoted tourism and fostered local pride in the regions because they depicted a nearby coastal area, today around Yokohama. UtagawaHiroshige I 初代目歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797–1858) Eight Views of Kanazawa, ca. 1840 Color woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on papers (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper MaryA. AinsworthBequest, 1950.1210–1217 1. Haze on aClear Day at Susaki, with aPoemby Shimajo 3. ReturningSails at Ottomo, with aPoembyKakei 5. EveningBell at ShomyoTemple, with aPoembyHekikai 2. EveningGlowat Nojima, with aPoemby Shuto 4. Night Rain at Koizumi, with aPoembyKeisha 6. AutumnMoon at Seto, with aPoembyChiyojo
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