和歌三神図, Honoring the Three Gods of Poetry: Women Composing Poems, Edo period (1615?1868), ca. 1792, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, H. 14 1/2 in. (36. 8 cm) ; W. 30 in. (76. 2 cm), Prints, Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756?1829), A group of ladies in elegant kimono and their attendants compose poetry at a New Year?s poetry gathering. In the alcove of the leftmost print are imaginary portraits of the Three Gods of Japanese Poetry (Waka sanjin), namely Sumiyoshi, Tamatsushima, and Kakinomoto no Hitomaro