Shima-zoroi onna Benkei (Women Likened to Benkei, Wearing Checks), Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1844

Woodblock print, oban tate-e. Seated woman in a boat with her hands clasped together, the asakusa temple in the background. Kyoka poem inscribed above. Date: 1844. Dimensions: Height: 36.70 centimetres Width: 25.40 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Shima-zoroi onna Benkei 縞揃女辨慶 (Women Likened to Benkei, Wearing Checks) (BM 2008,3037.18006)