Fables of La Fontaine, illustrated edition by JJ Grandville - The Sun and the Frogs, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1854 (12th month)

Woodblock print, oban tate-e. Woman bending over at the waist looking into a sake bottle while two cats play at her feet (inset: the poetess ono no komachi having had her prayers for rain answered, is sheltered by an umbrella held by an attendant). Date: 1854 (12th month). Dimensions: Height: 37.70 centimetres Width: 25.50 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Amagoi Komachi 雨ごい小町 (Komachi Prays for Rain) (BM 2008,3037.13802)