Title: “The Poet Sōjō Henjō (816–890) Slipping a Letter into a Woman’s Sleeve,” from the series Five Colors of Love for the Six Poetic Immortals (Goshiki-zome rokkasen)
Object type: Print
Date: ca. 1798
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Kitagawa Utamaro 
Artist bio: Japanese, ca. 1754–1806
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men, term: Women, term: Poets