KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI. Tago Bay near Ejiri on the Tokaido (Tokaido Ejiri Tago no ura ryaku zu), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)
Tago Bay near Ejiri on the Tokaido (Tokaido Ejiri Tago no ura ryaku zu), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei). Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760-1849 Tokyo (Edo)). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 9 3/4 x 14 3/8 in. (24.8 x 36.5 cm). Date: ca. 1830-32.
Men struggle to steer their junks through the strong currents of Tago Bay while a fisherman casts his net into the turbulent sea. The curved shape of the mountain, echoing that of the junks, serves as a counterpoise to the foreground scene.