Miyato River by Great Bank of Asakusa River, No. 68 from One Hundred Views of Edo

Ando Hiroshige's woodblock print depicts a riverside scene in Edo-period Japan, framed by hanging lanterns and flowering branches in the foreground. A sacred mountain rises across the water as boats navigate the river while figures engage in daily activities along the banks. This print belongs to Hiroshige's ambitious series *One Hundred Views of Edo*, which established conventions for landscape composition through careful use of perspective, color gradation, and framing devices. His innovative approach to spatial depth and atmospheric effects influenced Western artists and helped define the Japanese woodblock print tradition during the mid-nineteenth century.