First water of the new year, Kubo Shunman, 1807

A nobleman watches as his servant draws the first water of the new year (wakamizu) from the well, a blooming plum blossom behind them. With two poems. Label line: mentioned on object kubota shunman (1757 - 1820), ca. 1807, color woodcut; embossing; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments collection: prints; japan (collection). Object Type: print. Date: 1807. Place of creation: Japan. Dimensions: blad Height: 135 mm (5.31 in) blad Width: 185 mm (7.28 in). Medium: paper. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Eerste water van het nieuwe jaar-Rijksmuseum RP-P-1991-623