Tago Bay near Ejiri on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Ejiri Tago no ura ryaku zu), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), 冨嶽三十六景 東海道江尻田子の浦略図, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1830–32, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 3/4 x 14 3/8 in. (24.8 x 36.5 cm), Prints, Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo)), 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
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Tago Bay, Ejiri, Tōkaidō, Tōkaidō Ejiri Tago no ura ryaku zu, series, Thirty-six Views, Mount Fuji, Fugaku sanjūrokkei, 冨嶽三十六景 東海道江尻田子の浦略図, Edo period, 1615–1868, ca, 1830–32, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print, ink, color, paper, 9 3/4 x 14 3/8, 24.8 36.5 cm, Prints, Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, Tokyo, Edo, 1760–1849, Men struggle, steer, junks, strong currents, Tago Bay, fisherman casts, net, turbulent sea, curved shape, mountain, echoing, serves, counterpoise, foreground scene
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