Kazusa Province: Yasashi Bay, also known as Kujukuri

The lower half of the picture is a broad gray sandy beach, where men in two lines pull a rope. Many round baskets are set on the beach, and you can see people carrying baskets on shoulder poles and boats that have been hauled up. White waves break in layers at the water's edge, and at right offshore a boat carrying many people works the net.

Beyond the waves a calm sea spreads out, with sailing ships floating on it. At upper left a pine grove on the beach and a low cape extend into the distance, and the horizon is dyed pale red. The sand of the beach is expressed in gray and fine dots, and the diagonal line of people conveys the breadth of the beach and the energy of the fishing.

Kujukuri Beach flourished in the Edo period through seine-net sardine fishing. The sardines caught were dried and made into the fertilizer called hoshika, which was used in fields everywhere. A tradition that Minamoto no Yoritomo had arrows stuck in the sand every ri and ended up with ninety-nine is said to be one source of the name.

In this series, it is a design with the people working on the beach as its subject. The postures of the people pulling the rope are individually drawn, vividly showing them working together. The Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Tokyo National Museum, and the National Diet Library hold designs with the same composition.