doi:10.7916/d8-wch0-w511The Toi River in Settsu, from the series The Six Elegant Tama RiversKikukawa, Eizan, 1787-1867printsstill imageThis series shows images of six rivers of the same name - Tama, literally "jewel" - in various provinces of Japan. Like all prints in the series, this print combines several elements that conform to the modern and elegant atmosphere referred to in the series title as "fūryū": the image of a courtesan holding on to a piece of paper, a poem, presumably inscribed or to be written on the paper she holds, and a vignette of the Toi River in the Settsu province.