Monochrome print showing a baleen whale being attacked by three orcas. Side view of whale, with a ship on the horizon line and birds in the sky. Title is printed in kanji and katakana at the top centre of the image; it should be read from right to left, and translates to "Picture of "orcas" [samakasa] biting and making hurt a whale [kujira]". On the mounting, below the image, is printed the following text in English:
"These JAPANESE PRINTS of WHALING SCENES were collected by Allan Forbes, Esq. and presented by Allan Forbes, Jr."
