Old Man's Teahouse, Meguro

On the left several red-trunked pines stretch high, and a road descends the green slope beneath them. At the bottom of the slope a thatched teahouse can be seen, and travelers in hats walk by. In the middle spread yellow ripened rice fields, beyond which a snow-capped Mount Fuji and a low range of mountains continue.

The red and green of the pines, the yellow of the fields, and the pale pink of the sky overlap to convey the brightness of autumn. Drawing the foreground pines tall and placing distant Fuji small shows the breadth of the view from the heights.

Jijiga Teahouse is said to have been named when the shogun, stopping by on a falconry trip, affectionately called the teahouse owner "jiji" (old man). Meguro was a venue for the shogun's falconry and also a leisure spot for viewing Fuji. It is also said to be the setting of the rakugo story "Meguro no Sanma."

The series contains several pictures of Meguro, and together with "New Fuji, Meguro" and "Original Fuji, Meguro" in the spring section, they convey Meguro's famous Fuji-viewing spots. The ripened fields and red pines add a bright sense of season fitting a print of the autumn section.