The Scales of the Carp (Koi no uroko 鯉の鱗), Illustrations of Poets

Two-page spread from a book. Pages are yellowed with age and have black text and illustrations. Left page: A man wearing a kimono sits on the floor. His back is to the viewer, and he appears to be holding a pipe in his right hand. A circular object, possibly an ashtray, sits on the floor to his left. He sits on a tatami mat floor. There are Japanese characters written vertically along the left and right sides. Right page: A woman in a kimono and hat sits on the floor to the right. Her head is tilted down towards an object she holds on her lap. She sits on a patterned rug. The rug rests on a tatami mat floor. There are Japanese characters written vertically along the left and right sides. The background behind the pages is white.