Fukagawa Mannenbashi no shita (Under the Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa)

Mannenbashi Bridge stood on the eastern side of Edo, at the confluence of the Onagi and the Sumida Rivers. Given the low elevation of this area, the bridge necessitated construction across a towering stone wall, as depicted in this print.
The fire lookout tower in the distance serves as a varnishing point. Hokusai may have drawn inspiration for this distinctive composition from a design in Kawamura Minsetsu’s printed book, Hyakufuji (One hundred illustrations of Mount Fuji).