Kokuji Take-jo The Maid Take-jo, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, circa 1842

Woodblock print, oban tate-e. Take-jo sprinkling seeds from a box for the birds; a hanging pan forms a halo behind her head. Date: circa 1842. Dimensions: Height: 36.70 centimetres Width: 25.80 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Kokuji Take-jo 嬶竹女 (The Maid Take-jo) (BM 2008,3037.15617)