The immortal (sennin) ?ky? A parody of biographies of wise men by courtesans: a series of seven prints (series title) Keisei mitate ressenden - nanaban no uchi (series title on object), A highly placed courtesan is holding onto a kimono rack, while the two geese under her feet carry her through the air. The immortal ?ky? was of royal descent, but left his family to become a monk on a mountain. His family was only allowed to visit him on the seventh day of the seventh month. When his family arrived at the mountain, they saw him fly away on a white crane. This series expresses immortal men (sennin) by portraying them as courtesans, courtesan, hetaera, Yashima Gakutei (mentioned on object), Japan, 1821 - 1822, paper, colour woodcut, h 206 mm ⊙ w 183 mm.