The Robe-hanging Pine at Senzoku Pond

A small promontory juts into the pond in the middle ground, and on it stands a pine of fine form. White egrets fly over the pond, and a forest and shrine can be seen on the far shore. On the road in the foreground, a rider and people carrying loads pass, and a teahouse stands at lower right. Green hills and mountains line the distance. There are few people around the pond, making for a peaceful scene.

The pale blue of the pond, the green of the forest and hills, and the yellow of the evening sky blend softly. The central pine is drawn as if floating on the pond, and the foreground road and the distant hills divide the picture into upper and lower parts.

The pond is said to be where Nichiren, on his way from Minobu to Hitachi, stopped to wash his feet, and it is also written with characters meaning "washing the feet." The pine on which he is said to have hung his robe is the Robe-hanging Pine, and the road beside the pond was the Nakahara Kaido. The shrine in the back is said to be a Hachimangu.

Its censor's seal gives February 1856 (Ansei 3), making it one of the first five prints of the series to appear. It is placed in the winter section but has no snow, and depicts a peaceful suburban famous place. It was also known to pilgrims as a landmark on the route to Ikegami, away from the center of Edo.