http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/944419/resize%3Aformat%3DfullOno no Komachi, Left Sheet (Hidari), from the triptych Three Queens of Japanese Poetry (Waka sankō)about 1740Torii Kiyomasu IIWoodblock print (beni-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and metallic powderIn early hosoban triptychs, "left" and "right" often (but not always) mean "proper left" and "proper right," that is, right and left respectively as seen by the viewer. In this case, however, "left" is most likely "viewer's left" or "proper right."Prints31.2000000000 Centimeterhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/233116/rdf