Umezawa in Sagami Province

This print depicts neither people nor houses. At the water's edge in the foreground, cranes stretch their necks and peck for food. The two cranes in the sky fly toward Fuji, with clouds flowing in from left and right filling the space between them. The forest at the base is drawn with fine dots of indigo and green, which grow sparser toward the summit. The white summit of Fuji stands out clearly against the gradation of deep indigo in the sky above. The cranes are depicted with white bodies and black wings and necks.

The combination of cranes, clouds, and Fuji recalls auspicious pictures of Mt. Horai, the ideal realm of eternal youth and longevity. The Yamanashi Prefectural Museum sees the print as a work made as a celebratory picture rather than a copy of a specific place. The picture is finished mainly in "bero-ai" (Berlin blue), a pigment popular at the time.

Umezawa lay on the Tokaido between Oiso-juku and Odawara-juku and flourished as a resting place lined with teahouses. According to Ninomiya Town, there was also the "Umezawa Gohonjin," where daimyo, court nobles, and shogunate officials rested. The "Umezawa-hidari" of the title is thought to be a carving error for "Umezawa-sho" or "Umezawa-zai."