Woodblock print, oban tate-e. Tamiya iemon with his servant akiyama chobei, a woman behind them, her shadowing revealing her true form as the ghost of his murdered wife oiwa. Poem inscribed above. Date: between 1845 and 1846. Dimensions: Height: 36.80 centimetres Width: 24.20 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Hotaru 螢 (No. 25 Fireflies) (BM 2008,3037.17425)
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