De witte olifant, Kubo Shunman, 1805

A white elephant, with a cover, lying on three pillows. With two poems: 'as soon as the snow falls, the black ox becomes a playful white elephant - just like flowers that herald spring. ' and 'when a mouse turns into an elephant's trunk, it's as if summer has come to you instead of spring'. Label line: mentioned on object kubota shunman (1757 - 1820), 1805, color woodcut; embossing; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments collection: prints; japan (collection). Object Type: print. Date: 1805. Place of creation: Japan. Dimensions: blad Height: 127 mm (5 in) blad Width: 174 mm (6.85 in). Medium: paper. Collection: Rijksmuseum. De witte olifant-Rijksmuseum RP-P-1956-562