Originally issued in 1913 as one of four woodblock illustrations (kuchi-e) for the novel Uzumaki (Whirlpool) by Watanabe Kakei (1884-1926), this collection's print is a woodblock reproduction in a larger format issued c. 1975, possibly by the publisher Kyoto Hanga-in. This reproduction has retained the embossed cheesecloth-like background of the original along with burnished highlights in the bijin's hair.