This exotic beauty wears robes inspired by Indian clothing, in a setting whose furniture echoes Chinese styles. She is not clearly identified by the accompanying poems, which compare her feathered arrow to the feathers of a falcon in a lucky New Year dream. Possibly she represents Lady Kayō, a magical nine-tailed fox who took the form of a beautiful woman to seduce unwary rulers in India, China, and Japan. Her stance, weapon, and voluptuous figure are also reminiscent of Tibetan goddesses such as Red Tara, suggesting that the artist may have been inspired by a Tibetan image that somehow found its way to Japan.

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