12.Sunset across the Ryōgoku Bridge from the bank of the Sumida River at Onmayagashi

The ukiyo-e woodblock printing silhouettes the figure of Mt. Fuji wrapped in the orange light of the setting sun.

The dusk is falling from the upper sky and the far buildings and boarts also turn into the gray shadows.

Even though the breathtakingly beautiful landscape, most of the people in the picture don’t see it.

The place was famous for the ferry landing where the nice view of Mt. Fuji could have be seen. 

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Tea house at Koishikawa, the morning after a snowfall from "Thirty-Six Views …

11.Tea house at Koishikawa, the morning after a snowfall  11. Tea house at Koishikawa. The morning after a snowfall The series of "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji" contains 46 ukiyo-e woodblock printings, but the image is just the single artworks of the snowy scene. From the second floor of the tea house, people enjoy the view that a snowfall during the night made.  One of the women is pointing at the three flying crows. The small figures show the height of the bl…

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Sekiya Village on the Sumida River from "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji"

13.Sekiya Village on the Sumida River  13. Sekiya Village on the Sumida River Sekiya was the area around Senju dry riverbed on the Sumida River. The winding road that three samurai riding on the horsebacks was the Ushida bank. The mustle of the horses and the fluttering kimono show effectively their speeding. The orange sunlight illuminates Mt. Fuji. Because the mist set in, they hurry in the early morning.  Previous:12. Sunset across the Ryōgoku Bridge from the …

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