Twee vliegers, Hokkei, 1828

Two kites in the shape of a crow and a falcon. The crow is seen as a messenger of the sun, a falcon as one of the symbols of good luck if one dreams of him in the first dream of the year. With one poem. Label line: mentioned on object totoya hokkei (1790 - 1850), ca. 1828, color woodcut; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments collection: prints; japan (collection). Object Type: print. Date: 1828. Place of creation: Japan. Dimensions: blad Height: 196 mm (7.71 in) blad Width: 176 mm (6.92 in). Medium: paper. Twee vliegers-Rijksmuseum RP-P-1958-364