Jito Tenno (no. 2) Empress Jito, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, circa 1842

Woodblock print, oban tate-e. The empress jito at a palace door looking out on the wooded mountain of kaguyama; a maid kneeling next to her holding a writing box. Date: circa 1842. Dimensions: Height: 36.90 centimetres Width: 24.80 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Jito Tenno (no. 2) 持統天皇 (Empress Jito) (BM 2008,3037.10602)