Comment - Country scene of beauties crossing a ford. The left beauty is riding an ox. The right beauty, leading an ox to across a stream, is pausing as she balances a bundle of firewood atop her head. Her kimono is bordered with a multitude of hawk or tonbi kites with indicated short bridle lines. A blossoming plum tree frames the scene above. Probably originally a triptych, the left sheet with the exact title is missing.

Series - ~


Artist - see Biography


Signature - "Kochoro Kunisada ga" ("香蝶楼国貞畫"), on both panels lower right


Publisher - Ezakiya Kichibei  (江崎屋吉兵衛) with its Eikichi seal (江吉) on both panels, left to the signature; the circle above the publishers logo maybe a censor's seal


Image Size - 50.1 × 36.5cm (19 3/4" x 14 3/8")


Condition - diptych, two single panels (maybe part of a tryptich); nishiki-e (cloured woodblock); vertical ôban (ôban tate-e);