Shichiri Beach in Sagami Province (Sôshû shichiri-ga-hama)

Catalog note / 解説

This print is one of a few in the Fuji series in which no human figures appear. In Japan this kind of print or painting is called ‘pure landscape,’ differentiating it from landscapes with human figures. Here, Shichiri, the Seven-League Beach, is viewed from an angle that conceals much of its rolling dunes and sparse cactuslike plants. Stretching between Kamakura and Fujisawa, it is a well known pleasure resort. In this asymmetrical composition, the coastal promontory runs in a curve from the land at right into the Pacific Ocean at left. Beyond it appears the snow-covered Mount Fuji. At the bend of the beach is a village with houses covered with thatched roofs, probably Koshigoe. The island…