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The Brocade Shell
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Still life of various fabrics and a red children's vest with a pattern of white cranes. In the foreground next to the vest lies a packaged fan; this was a common New Year's gift among merchants. On the black cloth lies a ledger. Print made for the New Year of the Snake, 1809. With two poems. This series has a literary association with a book titled 'A series of shells as brocade of the coast' written by Ôeda Ryûhô in 1749.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDe brokaat schelp. 1809. Ryûryûkyo Shinsai. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
