Comment - The scene depicts kite flying and the perils passers-by may face. About five kites may be in the air, one kite is only indicated by it's kite line. A blue edo kaku with a white kanji for 'Dragon' (ryo, 龍) dominates the scene. Another edo kaku below the kanji kite, and a fan kite are floating in the background sky. On the path between two rice paddies are several passers-by and a backwards running boy. He wears black and white stripes on his garment, mabe he belongs to the kite flyers. Next to him is an elderly grown-up in a brown yukata. He laments, because the kite line of the kanji kite has snatched his wig, a classic sujet, also to be seen by Hirokage. In front of him, a girl had been falling down. She entangled her left foot in a kite line, buries the blue and white chequered kite underneath, lost her sandals, and lifts her arms in despair. An elderly lady in a blue kimono with small white symbols and a brown obi rushes to help the girl. Behind the helpful lady, two of the passers-by maybe having been touched by the lang tail ropes of the blue edo kaku. 
The name giving Shitenno-ji temple resides in the background, the title is within the upper right, pink cloud like cassette, next to the upper right red series title cassette (vertical rectangle). A decent bokashi shading fills the upper sky.


Series - The series "Comical Views of Famous Places in Osaka" (Kokkei Naniwa meisho / 滑稽浪花名所) is consisting of images poking fun at traditions and create a fun twist on the views of Osaka region, offering a humorous and entertaining look at daily life.


Artist - see Biography


Signature -  YOSHIUME (芳梅), lower left (on the path)


Publisher - DaiJin (大甚版), seal, lower left rim


Image Size - 25.5 x 18.5 cm (10 1/32" x 7 9/32")


Condition - single sheet; kamigata-e; Vertical ôban; Tate-e (portrait)