The engraving depicts a procession of samurai that moves along Sotobori – the Outer ditch surrounding the castle of the shogun. This was one of the grandiose events of Tokugawa Ieyasu. The slope along which the samurai march was called Kinokunizak, which means: Slope along the eastern façade of the mansion of Kia Province. According to the name on the slope there was a mansion of the daimyo of Kiya province.
On the left are the roofs of the houses of the Akasaka block. In the beginning, this area was called Akaneyama, because here there was an abundance of madder, from which red paint was made. “Akaneyama” in translation means “Marenovaya Gora”, but in the people behind it the name “Akasaka” – “Red slope” was fixed. The Tamakeka pond, stated in the title, is not depicted in the engraving itself. It is known that it arose from a technical error. In the background, almost at the horizon line is seen the fire tower of the castle of Edo.
To the left of the samurai group is a plaque, the Japanese explorer Miyao Shigeo, that it says about the prohibition of fishing in the waters of the Outer ditch. The background of the square cartouche in the later version is painted red with yellow patches. The crowns of the trees at the edges acquire a dark fork. The front lower edge of the engraving is marked by a dark stripe. Otherwise, these two sheets are close in color.
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