The geisha Kamekichi of Sodegaura looks over her shoulder and clasps her hands in a charming pose. Her hairline has been very carefully carved, and the fact that gaps in the hair can be seen shows the skill of the carver and printer. The vignette in the upper right, very carefully printed with bokashi gradation, is presumed to show Sodegaura. Light gradation has also been used at the edge of the geisha's kimono to mimic the fading of pigments due to prolonged exposure to sunlight seen in older prints.

This print by Utamaro was originally produced around 1794–95 by Tsutaya Jûzaburô (Kôshodô). It is an ōban nishiki-e (大判錦絵, a 'large size brocade print'), sometimes just known as an ō-nishiki.

The poem in modern Japanese: 乙姫もおよはし袖ヶ浦島の ゆかた涼しき磯の亀吉

It can be transliterated: "Beautiful Kamekichi looks so cool standing in a yukata by the seashore
Her beauty surpasses even that of the prince of the Dragon Palace (Ryugu-jo 竜宮城)"

At the end of the poem is the name of the series 五律から歌 (Goritsu Karauta)