Color shell Irogai (title on object) A comparison of Genroku poems and shells (series title) Genroku kasen kaiawase (series title on object), Toiletries such as an inverted bowl for liprouge, a pocket mirror, two bundles of paper strips used for the hairstyle and a pack of face powder. The shell to which the title refers is depicted in the fan-shaped cartouche. With three poems. Katsushika Hokusai (mentioned on object), Japan, 1821, paper, colour woodcut, h 201 mm ⊙ w 177 mm.