The Empress K?my?g? K?my?g? (title on object) Three beauties (series title) San bijin (series title on object), The Empress K?my?g? wrapped in a summery kimono (yukata) looks at a large path. K?my?g? was the wife of Emperor Sh?mu (701-756) and founded the public bathhouses in Japan. One day she was tested by Buddha when he appeared before her as a leper. The path refers to this incident. With two poems. Ry?ry?kyo Shinsai (mentioned on object), Japan, c. 1820 - c. 1825, paper, colour woodcut, h 205 mm ⊙ w 181 mm.