Yoshida on the Tökaido

Catalog note / 解説

This print is the only one in the Fuji series to show the interior of a building and travelers in the foyer and on the raised platform of a room. The sign that reads “Fuji-viewing Tea House” announces that the house serves tea as well as offers travelers a good view of the mountain. Two women already occupy the raised platform. One gazes at Fuji through a large open window, and the other may be ordering cups of tea from the waitress standing in the foyer with her serving tray. Pointing to Fuji, she seems to be advising her clients to view the mountain while waiting for their tea. The palanquin on the floor at the entrance, with one bearer visible, was perhaps used by one of these women. An…