Think of it as Hiroshige with less reverence and better instincts. A wide stretch of Edo Bay at sunset, with fishermen hauling a net on a long sandy shore and a thin band of pink behind blue-grey hills.

Once it's on the wall, the room slows down. The eye travels from the foreground figures out across the water to the horizon, which is a useful trick in a room that feels closed in or short on depth.

It works best at eye level above a low piece of furniture — a console, a sideboard, a chest of drawers, or the foot of a bed. Hallways and studies suit it too.

Pair it with pale oak, linen, stoneware and the odd brass detail. Paper lampshades and rush matting feel right.

Don't crowd it with other busy pictures or bright modern prints — the shoreline needs quiet on either side. Printed on premium fine-art paper.