Blooming Morning Glory in a Porcelain Bowl

The leaf and a purple, white and blue flower of the morning glory, in a porcelain bowl with water. In the foreground a pair of scissors. With four poems, which have the blooming habit of the morning glory as subject; the flowers open early in the morning and close again before noon. One poem reads for example: The flowers of the morning glory must be hungry - they open every morning before breakfast. Growing different varieties of morning glories was a beloved pastime in the late Edo period (1800-1868).