New Year's Day at the Ogiya Seiro (Yoshiwara yūkaku no kei) 吉原遊郭の景

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a book cover or portfolio with a grid pattern background. The background is light brown with darker brown lines forming a grid. A long, narrow, off-white strip runs vertically through the center, featuring gold flecks scattered across it. In the top-left corner, a small white label is affixed, bearing black text. The label appears to have some numbers and words written on it, but they are too small to decipher. The entire image is surrounded by a thick black border.