The Plum Orchard in Kamata (Kamata no umezono), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)

No. 27 (spring section) on the title page for the series. The plum garden at Kamata, located in the suburbs of Edo and situated along the Tōkaidō, was a meisho, or famous place, known for plum blossom viewing and popular among Edo residents and travelers. Perhaps they would have arrived in a mountain chair, or yamakago, such as the one partially seen in the foreground. The plum trees here are tall and elongated, while the thatched pavilion and stone memorials in the middle ground are depicted as comparatively small. Together, they create a sense of depth. When Hiroshige depicted plum blossoms, he often used pinkish coloring in the background, as seen here.