Hibariko The Lark, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, between 1845 and 1846

Woodblock print, oban tate-e. The kabuki actor nakamura utaemon iv as udaijin toyonari holding the kneeling chujo-hime under the chin; a house on stilts over a river in the background. Poem inscribed above. Date: between 1845 and 1846. Dimensions: Height: 36.80 centimetres Width: 24.10 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Hibariko 雲雀子 (The Lark) (BM 2008,3037.17459)