An anthology of things heard, past and present, Hokkei, 1822

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. Label line: mentioned on object totoya hokkei (1790 - 1850), ca. 1822, color woodcut; embossing; line block in black with color blocks collection: prints; japan (collection). Object Type: print. Date: 1822. Place of creation: Japan. Dimensions: blad Height: 199 mm (7.83 in) blad Width: 184 mm (7.24 in). Medium: paper. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Een bloemlezing van gehoorde dingen, heden en verleden-Rijksmuseum RP-P-1958-342