Pot factory ay Kawaguchi, from

This print depicts industrial production at Kawaguchi, the town north of Tokyo in Saitama Prefecture historically associated with ironworking, bronze casting, and — particularly through the Meiji period — the ceramic and metal pot industries that supplied both domestic and export markets. Kawaguchi's foundries and kilns represented exactly the kind of industrializing subject that Kiyochika engaged with throughout his career as a visual chronicler of Meiji modernization. The composition likely shows factory workers, kilns, or casting equipment arranged against a sky that would have allowed Kiyochika to deploy his characteristic atmospheric light effects — the glow of furnaces or kiln fires offering particularly rich material for his interest in artificial and industrial illumination. This print belongs to a broader tradition of Meiji topographical and industrial imagery that documented the transformation of familiar landscapes through manufacturing. The title fragment 'from' suggests this may be part of a series, possibly documenting notable industries or locations in the greater Tokyo region. The Kawaguchi ironworks were well known enough to appear in multiple Meiji-period visual and literary sources.