Rooster on a Snowy Hillside

This picture of the backside of a rooster on a snowy hillside with snow-covered bamboo is Utagawa Hiroshige’s response to the humorous verse by the poet Hachijintei included at the upper left. The poem describes a couple awakened early by the crow of a rooster after a night of lovemaking. Kinuginu no The morning after— hanashi no imada before any conversations tsumoranu ni have piled up— tokekau to naku crows yuki ni niwatori a rooster in snow.