Horse Mackerel, Freshwater Prawns, and Seaweed

From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record

Prawns and mackerel, harvested by the Japanese in late summer and early autumn, are typically garnished with sprigs of smartweed, a summer herb. A kyōka poem by Toshinoya no Tomiharu is inscribed at the upper right. When they are smaller prawns have a pattern on their shells that looks like the bands on a sheath. It helped the fishermen of Shibaura Beach band them together and catch them en masse. Asia