It is good to harden the teeth, Hokkei, 1822

A woman uses a knife to cut dried rice cake, with new year decorations behind her. At the beginning of the new year, eating hard things such as dried rice cake is something that hardens the teeth and thus prolongs life. 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: 205 mm (8.07 in) blad Width: 182 mm (7.16 in). Medium: paper. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Het is goed om de tanden te verharden-Rijksmuseum RP-P-1958-354