Umegae Plum Branch (No. 32 Plum Branch), Utagawa Kuniyoshi, between 1845 and 1846

Woodblock print, oban tate-e. Hayakawa takakage in court robes holding a sprig of plum blossom, yadahei crouching before him. Poem inscribed above. Date: between 1845 and 1846. Dimensions: Height: 36.60 centimetres Width: 24.40 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Umegae 梅枝 (No. 32 Plum Branch) (BM 2008,3037.17432)