Plover shells, raw mussel and brocade shell, Hokkei, 1821

A large mussel, a gray pecten and five smaller shells. With three poems, one poem is about weaving brocade, as in the name of the brocade shell: even the children of the divers weave on the beach, comb the sand together to collect brocade shells. Label line: mentioned on object totoya hokkei (1790 - 1850), 1821, color woodcut; embossing; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments collection: prints; japan (collection). Object Type: print. Date: 1821. Place of creation: Japan. Dimensions: blad Height: 204 mm (8.03 in) blad Width: 174 mm (6.85 in). Medium: paper. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Plevierschelpjes, rauwe mossel en brokaat schelp-Rijksmuseum RP-P-1958-348