A surimono (privately commissioned woodblock print) designed by Kubo Shunman, depicting a still life of ikebana (flower arrangement) materials, including a vase and tray of flowers, commissioned by the Asakusagawa poetry group.

The Asakusagawa group was based in the Asakusa district of Edo (modern Tokyo) and commissioned several surimono designs from Shunman, including large series such as Tales of Ise (Asakusagawa Ise monogatari) and Essays in Idleness (Asakusagawa Tsurezuregusa), the latter of which this surimono likely belongs to. This is based on the circular seal that serves as both the signature and the series title cartouche for the work. Unlike other surimono from the series, however, it lacks a chapter number, uses long-format text instead of short kyoka poetry and is correspondingly larger in format to accommodate it.

The text on this print talks about the commemoration of the one-hundredth memorial anniversary of Kūkai (774–835), also known posthumously as Kōbō Daishi, a monk, calligrapher, and poet associated with the introduction of esoteric Buddhism to Japan.

Surimono were produced in limited numbers for private distribution, typically in editions of around 50 to 200 impressions. They frequently incorporate specialised techniques such as gradated printing (bokashi), embossing, and the use of metallic pigments and mica.