On the outskirts of the Sibatamati quarter, at the gate of Takanava, there used to be an outpost checking luggage for people going to Edo and Edo. Because of the frequent fires it was abolished. Behind the gates of Takanava, near the sea, was Kurumata Quarter, in the common speech of Usimati. The image of the huge wheel of the cart, in which the bulls harnessed, is not accidental in the foreground, it is associated with the name of the leaf. During the construction of the Dzodzi Temple in 1634, the government of bakufu invited workers from Kyoto to the bulls to transport timber and stones. After the construction was completed, he was allowed to permanently reside in Edo, in the vicinity of the Takanava gate.
The word “Takanava” was written with hieroglyphs, meaning “High wheel”, and “Usimati” means “Bull quarter”. The official name of the quarter Kurumate, also means “Quarter of wagons”. Hiroshige puts the spectator at the gate of Takanava, from where the view over the bay opens. On the right, in the distance, you can see odaiba – fortifications built by order of the government. Far to the sea on the left are the mountains of the peninsula of Boso. A huge arc of the rainbow crosses the gray sky, repeating the outline of the wheel in the foreground on the right. In later editions, it is painted in yellow. The ox, dark blue in the foreground, becomes lighter near the horizon. The dark red sky brightens and turns into indigo at the top edge of the leaf.
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