Japan, Shibaura, Naokoto, Ishibumi, Tago no, Nakasandô, Shunman, Kubota, Poetry cards with box, An unpacked wooden box with a pattern of white chrysanthemums. In front of the box some playing cards with the image of a famous Japanese poet and part of his or her poem. The cards are part of a poetry game, based on the 'Hyakunin isshu' (100 poems by 100 poets) and kept in the wooden box. The three poems at the top left each refer to one of the three depicted cards., print, prent, surimono, prints, Japan (collection), height 161 mm, width 213 mm, Japanese, 1757 - 1820, print maker, printmaker, 1806 - 1806, first quarter 19th century, crepe paper, colour woodcut, poet