This print, Kushi wo Motsu Onna, shows a beautiful young woman looking through a tortoiseshell comb. Her kimono in extremely simple, with almost no patterning at all. In contrast with her plain appearance is the sarasa moyo (更紗模様) pattern that appears in the background and is startlingly different from the plain or mica-covered backgrounds used in many other prints by Utamaro (only one other print with a sarasa background is known to have been designed by him).

Sarasa (calico textiles usually made in India), still considered exotic and new at the time Utamaro designed this print, were first brought into Japan by Portuguese ships in the 17th century. Other highlights of the print are the see-through comb, which tints the beauty's face, and the blind-embossed collar. The original print is thought to have been produced around 1795–96.

Please refer back to the description of this set as a whole to find more information on other aspects of this print.