Saki no Dai-Sojo Jien, Ogura Imitation of the One Hundred Poems (series title), The Spirit of the Cherry Tree, Sumizome, in the form of a courtesan, holding a blossom branch. She is about to hit the courtier Kuronushi on the head with the branch because he wanted to cut down the cherry tree. This stage scene depicts the rivalry between two famous poets; Otomo no Kuronushi (with axe) and the female poet Ono no Komachi. Scene from a kabuki play. Poem by Saki no Dai-Sojo Jien. print maker: Utagawa Kunisada (I), (mentioned on object), publisher: Ibaya Senzaburo, (mentioned on object), Japan, 1846, paper, color woodcut.