An anthology of things heard, past and present (variant), Hokkei, between 1890 and 1900

Snake, two melons and a wooden box. The chomonjû is a 30-volume work written by tachibana no narisue in 1254. One of the stories is about a melon given to fujiwara no michinaga (921-1005). There appears to be a snake in the melon, which is discovered in time. With one poem. The print is a b-copy. Label line: totoya hokkei (1790 - 1850), c. 1890 - c. 1900, color woodcut; embossing; line block in black with color blocks collection: prints; japan (collection). Object Type: print. Date: between 1890 and 1900. Place of creation: Japan. Dimensions: blad Height: 210 mm (8.26 in) blad Width: 185 mm (7.28 in). Medium: paper. Een bloemlezing van gehoorde dingen, heden en verleden (variant)-Rijksmuseum RP-P-1991-497