The print shows Orie, the wife
of Yazama Jutaro, one of the 47 Ronin from
the play Kanadehon
Chushingura (click here
to read information on the play). She is shown in the snow
with a large dog besides her.
The print probably refers to
the play Chushin Koshaku Yukifuri no dan, or Meeting of the Loyal Ones in Snow, the where both meet in Edo after a long
separation, in a famous snow scene.
