Woman with Shamisen

Standing woman with shamisen (string instrument) in the left hand and a plectrum in her right hand. Beside her stands the chest where the instrument is kept. With two poems. Panel of a five-panel screen, on which standing or sitting figures are depicted, under cherry blossoms and against a curtain with along the bottom, the emblem of the Nogawa poets' society. When the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, people still picnic under the trees in Japan today. This is often accompanied by music and drink.