Japan: Reclining beauty reading a book and holding a pipe, warming her legs in a kotatsu brazier, with a cat on top. Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861)

Suikoden of Women’s Customs from 108 Sheets (Fûzoku onna Suikoden hyakuhachiban no uchi, 風俗女水滸傳百八番之内).

The Water Margin (known in Chinese as Shuihu Zhuan, sometimes abbreviated to Shuihu), also known as Outlaws of the Marsh, Tale of the Marshes, All Men Are Brothers, Men of the Marshes, or The Marshes of Mount Liang, is a 14th century novel and one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. It is called Suikoden in its Japanese translation.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (January 1, 1798 - April 14, 1861) was one of the last great masters of the Japanese ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and painting. He is associated with the Utagawa school. The range of Kuniyoshi's preferred subjects included many genres: landscapes, beautiful women, Kabuki actors, cats, and mythical animals. He is known for depictions of the battles of samurai and legendary heroes. His artwork was affected by Western influences in landscape painting and caricature.

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