The sparrow shell Suzumegai (title object) A comparison of Genroku poems and shells (series title) Genroku kasen kaiawase (series title object) Box of black lacquered woven straw filled with auspicious symbols. Beside an open birdcage with two sparrows fly away. The image refers to a story about an old man who is rewarded by a sparrow with treasures. The hat into the treasury would be the one who can make him wore invisible. The shell Where: the title refers is shown in the fan-shaped cartouche. Two gedichten. Manufacturer : printmaker: Katsushika Hokusai (listed building) poet Gurendô Nakakub
The sparrow shell Suzumegai (title object) A comparison of Genroku poems and shells (series title) Genroku kasen kaiawase (series title object) Box of black lacquered woven straw filled with auspicious symbols. Beside an open birdcage with two sparrows fly away. The image refers to a story about an old man who is rewarded by a sparrow with treasures. The hat into the treasury would be the one who can make him wore invisible. The shell Where: the title refers is shown in the fan-shaped cartouche. Two gedichten. Manufacturer : printmaker: Katsushika Hokusai (listed building) poet Gurendô Nakakubo (listed building) poet Yomo no Utagaki Magao (listed property) Place manufacture: Japan Date: 1821 Physical characteristics: color woodblock; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments; polishing material: paper Technique: color woodblock / polishing Dimensions: sheet: H 199 mm (shikishiban) × b 178 mmToelichtingEen surimono is a luxurious picture image which is combined with one or more poems. When the printing of a surimono was often use is made of thicker paper, embossing, and metal pigments, such as copper and silver powder. The prints were often commissioned by poets and as an exclusive gift gegeven. Subject to friends and relations: bird in a cage and right
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