Hatsuhana doing penance under the Tonosawa waterfall, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, circa 1841-1842

This selection is from stories of wise and virtuous women this print illustrates hatsuhana () doing penance under the tonozawa waterfall for the cure of her son's knee, until the authorities killed her. Miraculously cured, hatsuhana's son seeks revenge--killing his arc-enemy near the waterfall. Date: circa 1841-1842. Dimensions: height: 36 cm (14.1 in); width: 25 cm (9.8 in), ôban. Medium: woodcuts.