Distant View of Mount Fuji from Fukiage near Konosu

At the left foreground, a man in a woven hat walks into the distance, the large load on his back swaying. The traveler in the center has a hand on his hat and seems to be shifting the load on his shoulder again. Along the road at the back right, travelers in hats also continue in a line. Long thin grasses grow at their feet, and a few thin trees stand here and there.

In the distance a large white Mount Fuji is drawn, with low ranges in reddish brown and green stretching before it. The sky is a single deep indigo, setting off the whiteness of Fuji. The composition, which places people large in front and sets Fuji behind them, conveys the length of the journey.

Fukiage was an aidanoshuku (intermediate station) between Konosu-juku and Kumagaya-juku, with a flat plain spreading along the Arakawa River basin. Konosu-juku was a place where Ieyasu's falconry lodge was located, and from the mid-Edo period it was also known for making hina dolls.

This is a print by Eisen, with the title written as "Kiso Kaido," and has no signature. Early in the series, Fuji is drawn in two prints, Omiya and this one. Although the Nakasendo is an inland road, Fuji is easily visible from the Musashi plain, and Eisen incorporated it into the scenery of the journey.