Describe the characteristics of the Print variations in this artwork's Description.
The original printing differs considerably from the second version and later reprints. The earliest version has two boats on the far side of the river which are no longer present in later editions, possibly because a grey background block was recut and the boats were forgotten in the process. A mistake made in cutting of the woodblock, where a piece of the bridge piles was accidentally cut away leaving a blank space, was corrected in subsequent prints. Trees in the background are later given more definition while the three houses almost disappear. The title cartouche (top right) was reprinted in three rather than two colours in later prints, which also feature a deep blue bokashi (gradation) applied to the left of the bridge and underneath the piles to the right, and a shadow on the walkway.
bokashi right left