``Shofudai Nanabanuchi pattern'', Kubo Shunman, 1810s

Sword hilt, from the series of seven prints for the shōfudai poetry circle. Date: 1810s. Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 7 5/16 in. (13.7 x 18.6 cm). Medium: ink and color on paper, polychrome woodblock print. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art. 「松風台七番之内柄」-“Hilt of a Sword,” from the series of Seven Prints for the Shōfudai Poetry Circle MET DP135719