Spread Twenty-Two from Volume Four of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka)

The image shows an open book with yellowed pages. The book is open to two pages, both filled with black Japanese text written in a vertical column. The text is written in a traditional calligraphic style. The pages are yellowed and have a worn, aged appearance. The pages are slightly curved, indicating that the book has been bound. The background of the image is a plain gray color.