Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III). Musashi, from the series 'Collection of the dinner plates of enchanting appearances' / Fan print, 1865.

Artist: Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (歌川国貞) (1786–1865)

Signed: By the brush of the old Toyokuni (Toyokuni rō hitsu, 豊国老筆)

Publisher: Iseya Sōemon (伊勢屋惣右衛門), Marks reference 19-047 | 156d, seal Hanmoto, Ue (板元, 上)

Date/Kiwame Seal: 丑 極 (Year of the Ox & kiwame, Kieō 1, 1865)

Media: Uchiwa-e (fan print), color woodblock print, 218 × 280 mm

Title: Musashi (むさし)

Series: Collection of the Dinner Plates of Enchanting Appearances (艶色 さら づくし, Enshoku sara tsukushi), figuratively meaning "Collection of the Dinner Plates of Charming Looking Women."

Half-length portrait of a woman seated indoors, facing slightly right. She wears an elaborate hairstyle adorned with multiple kanzashi hairpins. Her kimono is red with a white tie-dye (shibori) pattern, similar to examples in museum collections. A deep purple background features cherry blossoms and flowing water motifs. The sleeves are adorned with embroidered gourd or squash flowers over green fabric. She rests her cheek on her left hand while frying tempura on a small stove with a wire mesh, using chopsticks in her right hand. A lacquered tray to her left holds a blue-and-white porcelain bowl and several pieces of cooked tempura. A candle on a stick stand burns to her left.

Musashi refers to the Musashiya restaurant in Susaki, a well-known establishment depicted by Hiroshige.

The print is trimmed on the left, partially cutting off the publisher and date/kiwame seals. It is possible that this print was published posthumously.