FIGURE 44. Fuji from Susaki, by Katsushika Hokusai. (Smith 1998:116-7).

Smith suggests that this represents a narrow split of land at the mouth of Sumida River in the Fukugawa district of Edo (Smith 1998:206). At the neck of the river is a Benten goddess shrine, protector of sources of water, as represented by the roof at the lower right. The vessel is a probably a godairiki, as it seems to have the protruding walkway. It also has a visible goshaku on the hull.


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