歌川広重 晩年の作初め 1856年（安政3年）
澄み切った冬の空に富士山がそびえ初荷を積んだ船が日本橋川を魚市場へと向かって遡っている様子。両岸には問屋や倉庫が立ち並び魚市場は活気に満ちて中央を横切る日本橋の左手には大名行列が見えます。雪化粧した日本橋の新年の縁起の良さを感じさせます。
Utagawa Hiroshige, First Work of His Later Years, 1856 (Ansei 3)
Mount Fuji towers against a clear winter sky, and a boat loaded with the first shipments of the year sails up the Nihonbashi River toward the fish market. Wholesalers and warehouses line both banks, the fish market is bustling with activity, and a feudal lord's procession can be seen to the left of Nihonbashi Bridge, which crosses the center. The snow-covered Nihonbashi bridge evokes a sense of auspiciousness for the New Year.