Uso to mago kokoro no ura omote 嘘と真言心の裏表 (Falsehood and Truth: Both Sides of the Heart), Utagawa Kuniyoshi, circa 1848
Woodblock print, oban tate-e. A woman on her knees holding a koto and reaching for items infront of her (inset: a similarly dressed woman on her knees). Date: circa 1848. Dimensions: Height: 37.20 centimetres Width: 25.40 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Uso to mago kokoro no ura omote 嘘と真言心の裏表 (Falsehood and Truth- Both Sides of the Heart) (BM 2008,3037.03108)