Venus shell: repairing a kimono, Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1809

In a room, a woman in a kneeling position is repairing the kimono of a standing woman. Next to her on the floor is a box and a measuring tape. With two poems. Label line: mentioned on object ryūryūkyo shinsai (ca. 1764 - after 1825), 1809, color woodcut; embossing; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments collection: prints; japan (collection). Object Type: print. Date: 1809. Place of creation: Japan. Dimensions: blad Height: 137 mm (5.39 in) blad Width: 186 mm (7.32 in). Medium: paper. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Venusschelp- het repareren van een kimono-Rijksmuseum RP-P-1991-668