Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) | Bikuni Bridge in Snow (Bikunibashi setchu) | Edo period, 19th century

A peddler carrying boxes trudges ankle-deep in snow across Bikuni Bridge under which water flows from the outer moat of Edo Castle (its stone wall visible on the right) into Kyobashi River. On the right a shop sign indicates the entrance to a sweet potato stall and the smell of the potatoes has caused some dogs to gather outside. On the left side is a large sign reading Mountain Whale (yama kujira), which was in fact a euphemism for wild boar meat. During the Edo period people were not supposed to eat mean. However there clearly seems to have been a market for it, albeit somewhat disguised. 

For a similar impression in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 21.10446, go to:

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/238065

For another impression in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1948,0410,0.86, go to:

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1948-0410-0-86