Bird: Shôshi plays his mouth organ, Hokkei, 1822

Shôshi, a famous flautist from the chinese chin dynasty (255-209 bc) blowing a mouth organ and phoenix flying towards him. With two poems. Label line: mentioned on object totoya hokkei (1790 - 1850), ca. 1822, color woodcut; embossing; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments collection: prints; japan (collection). Object Type: print. Date: 1822. Place of creation: Japan. Dimensions: blad Height: 204 mm (8.03 in) blad Width: 181 mm (7.12 in). Medium: paper. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Vogel- Shôshi bespeelt zijn mondorgel-Rijksmuseum RP-P-1958-366