Shidate Tailoring (Sewing kimono), Utagawa Kuniyoshi, circa 1843

Woodblock print, oban tate-e. A kneeling woman sewing a kimono with a neddle and thread held between her teeth; a boy playing the koto in the background. Date: circa 1843. Dimensions: Height:38.10 centimetres Width:26 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Shidate 仕立(Sewing kimono) (BM 2008,3037.08603)