Woodblock print, oban tate-e. Yaegaki-hime with an open handscroll before her, resting on a low table with her chin in her hands gazing a picture of her deceased lover, katsuyori, before which incense is burning. Poem inscribed above. Date: between 1845 and 1846. Dimensions: Height: 36.80 centimetres Width: 24.40 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. E-awase 絵合 (No. 17 Picture Contest) (BM 2008,3037.17417)
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