当時の侠客として有名な「五人男」を女性へと翻案した役者絵。
湯島の芸者おかんが描かれており、同じ構図のものが同作者の「東都三十六景の内　湯島」でも描かれており、人気の高さが伺い知れます。

This yakusha-e (actor picture) is an adaptation of the famous "Gonin Otoko" (five men) of the time as chivalrous men, but adapted for women.
Geisha Okan of Yushima is depicted.
A similar composition is also depicted in "Yushima, one of the Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital" by the same artist, indicating her popularity.