Our Country’s Scenery Illustrated by Beautiful Women

(Honchô keishoku bijin zue, 本朝景色美人圖會)

Publishers: Maru-ya Jimpach and Maru-ya Seijirô

c. 1830

This series is listed in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961) as number 88. The prints are each about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban. I am grateful to Robert Pryor for his contributions to this section.

	Title: View of Futamigaura in Ise Province (Ise Futamigaura no kei, 伊勢二見浦之景) Description: Beauty standing on stairs with a tea kettle Publisher: Maru-ya Jimpach
	Title: View of the Kintai Bridge at Iwakuni in Bôshû (Bôshû Iwakuni Kintaikyô no Kei, 防州岩国錦帯橋之景) Description: A standing beauty with Miyakodori Oystercatcher toys and Kintai Bridge in the distance Publisher: Maru-ya Jimpach
	Another state of the above design published by Maru-ya Seijirô
	Title: View of Yoshinoyama (吉野山之景) Description: Beauty standing by a stone statue Publisher: Maru-ya Jimpach
	Another state of the above design
	Title: View of Miyajima in Aki (安芸宮嶋之景) Description: Beauty carrying a bucket with two dogs at her feet Publisher: Maru-ya Jimpach
	Title: View of Matsushima in Mutsu (奥x松島之景) Description: Beauty with a young boy Publisher: Maru-ya Seijirô NOTE: The boy’s coat is inscribed Marusei (丸清), the seal name of the publisher Maru-ya Seijirô. On this print, the series title is written as 本朝美人景色圖會 not 本朝景色美人圖會.

“Robinson” refers to listing of the series in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961).

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