Seated Woman with Shamisen 

This ink drawing, by the renowned Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai, depicts a woman seated and playing a shamisen, a traditional three-stringed Japanese musical instrument. The loose, expressive lines characteristic of Hokusai's style capture the movement and energy of the musician. The artist's signature, visible in the image, provides authentication and further highlights the artistic prowess of this master of ukiyo-e, a genre that captured the everyday life of Edo-period Japan.