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Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 柳々居辰斎

Cart with Symbols of Longevity

Maker

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 柳々居辰斎 (1799-1820 in Edo, Japan)

Title

Cart with Symbols of Longevity

Period

Edo Period

Year

1822

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

Shikishiban: 20.2 x 18.7 cm (7 15/16 x 7 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription: とし頃住よしの御神をはしめ奉りあらゆる神仏に千代もと祈りつるにや母刀自のいとすくよかにてことしなゝそちあまり七つといふ春を迎へ給へれはよろこはしさのあまりをさなきわさなから喜の字のとしほきといふ事してなくさめ参らせんとてくさ／＼のめてたき物を文車につみて奉るとて


Inscription Text/Poem: なゝそちのうは荷のよはひ七車猶つみのぼれ千代の坂口　
- 菊廼屋真垣

喜ひはたぐひなゝそち七草に母子つみそへ祝ふ此春　七十翁　四方歌
- 垣真顔

千代はまだ遠里小野に浪花人何より年の若菜つむらん　
- 柳斎千万多

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.17

Type

Exhibition History

Deep Cuts
Stories from Japanese Surimono Prints
May 23, 2026 – Oct 04, 2026
Marking the Occasion
Surimono from Edo and Osaka
Sep 15, 2000 – Dec 03, 2000

Label copy

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

Surimono
Selections from the Japanese Print Collection
Jun 09, 1998 – Sep 08, 1998
Private Images in Print
Surimono
Jul 31, 1992 – Sep 27, 1992
Japanese Surimono Prints
Nov 28, 1986 – Jan 25, 1987

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 柳々居辰斎 (1799-1820 in Edo, Japan)
Cart with Symbols of Longevity, 1822
polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishment (surimono)
Shikishiban: 20.2 x 18.7 cm (7 15/16 x 7 3/8 inches)
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf 56.039.17

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