/internal/media/dispatcher/944419/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailOno no Komachi, Left Sheet (Hidari), from the triptych Three Queens of Japanese Poetry (Waka sankÅ)about 1740Torii Kiyomasu IIHiranoya KohachiHosoban; 31.2 x 14.1 cm (12 5/16 x 5 9/16 in.)Woodblock print (beni-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and metallic powderWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection21.54370In 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."Prints31.200000000023311601