Bijin at water — 仙錦亭

Bijin at water — accompanied by the seal or inscription reading "Senkintei" (A Pavilion Worth a Thousand Gold Pieces), a traditional poetic epithet applied to beautiful places — depicts a woman in intimate relationship with water, whether a lake, river, or garden pond. Water in bijin-ga carries associations of reflection, contemplation, and emotional depth. Hanko's refined line and subtle coloring would render both the woman and the water with the delicate precision that made him a leading figure of Meiji bijin-ga.