Woodblock print, oban tate-e. Okegawa station. Tamaya shimbei imprisoned in a barrel outside the pleasure quarter, being given a cup of sake by a female attendant under the direction of the courtesan kojoro, two watchmen with lanterns in the distance on the left (inset: landscape with pines). Date: 1852 (6th month). Dimensions: Height: 36 centimetres Width: 24.80 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. No. 7 Okegawa 桶川 (BM 2008,3037.14707)
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