Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road: Mishima, Morning Mist

Utagawa Hiroshige · Woodblock print, ink and colour on paper; horizontal ōban · Edo period, c. 1833–35 · Tokyo National Museum

In the mist everything is silhouette. Count how many layers of tone there are, then find the shrine gate on the right.

Exhibition: Hiroshige: New Perspectives on Edo Japan — Tokyo National Museum · –