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Poem by Sei Shônagon, from the series Five Poetic Immortals of the Pear-blossom Courtyard (Nashitsubo gokasen)
Artist Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864),
Publisher Wakasaya Yoichi (Jakurindô) (Japanese)
1843–44 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 1)