Kagaribi Bonfire (No. 27 Flares), Utagawa Kuniyoshi, between 1845 and 1846

Woodblock print, oban tate-e. The kabuki actor bando shuka as the buddhist nun seigen, seated in a boat shielding her face from the rain with her hat. Poem inscribed above. Date: between 1845 and 1846. Dimensions: Height: 36.80 centimetres Width: 24.80 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Kagaribi 篝火 (No. 27 Flares) (BM 2008,3037.17427)