Mitate go-gyo　みたて五行 (Viewed As the Five Phases), Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. Prince genji and his ladies under blossoming cherry trees on a river bank at night looking at fish in a tub, with cormorant fishermen in their boats with torches (to attract the fish) in the background. Refers to chapter 27 kagaribi of genji monogatari. Date: 1852. Dimensions: Height: 37.50 centimetres (c) Height: 37.60 centimetres (l) Height: 37.70 centimetres (r) Width: 26 centimetres (c) Width: 26 centimetres (l) Width: 26 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Mitate go-gyo みたて五行 (Viewed As the Five Phases) (BM 2008,3037.18914)