Sarusubi [i.e., saru-suberi] monkey slip / Megata.

Drawing shows branch with buds, blossoms, and leaves of the crape myrtle tree, called saru-suberi or monkey slip because the bark is very smooth and slippery.

From "Flowers" series.
Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909.
Forms part of: David Murray collection.
Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).