Yokkaichi, Sanchokawa

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print, beige background with darker beige border, corners slightly worn. A man in a blue outfit and headwear bends over on a concrete ledge with a short wooden fence. He holds a long object. A small boat sits on the ledge near the water. A tree with sparse leaves bends to the right. A wooden bridge to the right extends over water. A man in a yellow outfit bends over on the bridge. Tall grass grows along the water on both sides of the ledge and bridge. A body of water stretches to the horizon with distant land on the left. A few boats sit on the water on the left. The sky has a gradient from dark brown to beige. Asian text in black and red ink is at the top.