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Ryuryukyo Shinsai

Cart with Symbols of Longevity, 1822

Description

Maker

  • Ryuryukyo Shinsai, fl. late 1780's-early 1820's, Japanese

Title

Cart with Symbols of Longevity

Year

1822

Medium

polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink and color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Length: 20.2 cm (7 15/16 inches)

Place

Japan

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.17

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Marking the Occasion

September 15 - December 3, 2000

The peach is a symbol of long life and immortality in China and Japan.

Surimono

June 9 - September 8, 1998

Private Images in Print

July 31 - September 27, 1992

Japanese Surimono Prints

November 28, 1986 - January 25, 1987

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Cart with Symbols of Longevity with the accession number of 56.039.17. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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