Saigyo-hoshi (no. 86) Saigyo-hoshi (The Monk Saigyo), Utagawa Kuniyoshi, circa 1842

Woodblock print, oban tate-e. The buddhist monk saigyo under a willow tree on a river bank showing a group of children a golden cat. Date: circa 1842. Dimensions: Height: 36.50 centimetres Width: 24.70 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Saigyo-hoshi (no. 86) 西行法師 (The Monk Saigyo) (BM 2008,3037.10643)