Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信

Huang Chuping with a stone Goat (Huang Chuping and the Goat)

Maker

Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信 (1787-1832

Title

Huang Chuping with a stone Goat (Huang Chuping and the Goat)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1823/1

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

Image: 21.9 x 18.6 cm (8 5/8 x 7 5/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.7

Type

Exhibition History

Surimono from Osaka and Edo
The Pumpelly Album
May 23, 2008 – Oct 05, 2008
Marking the Occasion
The Japanese Tradition of Surimono
Feb 03, 2006 – May 28, 2006

Label copy

This print was a New Year’s greeting for 1823, the year of the goat. Huang Chuping was a Daoist adept who, after meditating for 40 years, found that he could bring life to his goats, which had turned to stone during his long retreat.

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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

Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信 (1787-1832
worked in Edo and Osaka, Japan)
Huang Chuping with a stone Goat (Huang Chuping and the Goat), 1823/1
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 21.9 x 18.6 cm (8 5/8 x 7 5/16 inches)
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf 56.039.7

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