Susaki, from

Susaki was a low-lying coastal district in eastern Tokyo, historically associated with fishing, reclaimed land, and industrial activity along Tokyo Bay. Oda Kazuma's print of this area, issued as part of a series of urban views, likely depicts the waterfront or canal-side landscape of the shitamachi districts during a period of rapid industrial transformation. Oda's approach to such subjects typically employed subtle [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) gradations in the sky and water, rendered in a carefully modulated palette on [washi](/glossary/washi). The series designation indicates this print belongs to a numbered compilation documenting Tokyo's changing cityscape, a project Oda pursued across multiple cities throughout his career. His cityscapes occupy a middle ground between [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) atmospheric sensitivity and [sosaku-hanga](/glossary/sosaku-hanga) directness, often incorporating Western spatial recession while retaining Japanese printing conventions. Scenes of Susaki would have carried particular resonance as a district on the cusp of full industrial absorption into greater Tokyo.