Painting, folding album. Ten abbreviated sketches on miscellaneous subjects:
1: dancer. 2: man dreaming of pleasure quarters. 3: (?)chinese with elephant in procession. 4: iwafuji striking onoe with sandal, from kabuki play 'kagamiyama kokyo no nishiki-e'. 5: shinto priest dancing. 6: woman with parcel walking past large lantern in street. 7: sukeroku with his umbrella, seen from behind. 8: blossoming cherry trees on riverbank. 9: third princess's cat running out from under blind. 10: bust portrait of courtesan as daruma. Ink and colour on paper. Annotated. Date: between 1830 and 1860. Dimensions: Height: 23.50 centimetres; Length: 32.70 centimetres (opening); Width: 16.60 centimetres (closed). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Tsubone Iwafuji. Collection: British Museum. Painting, album (BM 1982,0701,0.6.1-10 03)
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