The courtesan Iroha from the tea house Kanaya (kanayauchi iroha, 仮名屋内いろは).

The Kabuki actor Sawamura Tanosuke playing the role of the courtesan Iroha from the Kana tea house. The subject is probably taken from a sewamono (kabuki drama about commoners and ordinary people) of the late 18th century written by Takeda Haruzō, a dramatic love story known as "Kane ga naru kesa no uwasa" (A morning rumor rings the bell).
Inside the brownish cartouche that spreads along the right border of the print there is a poem that says:

"土用芽は薄き色葉のもみぢ哉"
"Doyōme ha usuki iroha no momiji kana"
"Are the midsummer sprouts autumn leaves of light colour?"