CATALOGUE 180. Fuji over a Bank, by Katsushika Hokusai. (Smith 1998:102-3).

People cross over a log bridge. Though details of the bridge are obviously unclear, the support at the left side of the print and the visible “bridge” are reminiscent of a stempost and hull edge of a small boat. There is the possibility that this kind of bridge may have had its roots as an abandoned vessel.


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