Plum Blossom from Osaka

A still life of various sake (rice wine) cups. Left a small cup of thin porcelain, floating in water in a silver bowl which stands in a holder of black lacquerware. Beside it a cup made of a white shell, decorated inside with plum blossoms. Right a large, partly wrapped in cloth, sake cup of red lacquerware, decorated with the image of a shôjô, a mythological creature said to live on the coast and spend its days drinking sake. Right plum blossoms under a poem. Naniwa is the traditional name of the city of Osaka, known for plum blossoms and sake. With two poems.