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Nagayama Kōin 長山孔寅

Inro, Turtle Netsuke, and Coral Bead

Maker

Nagayama Kōin 長山孔寅 (1765-1849
b. in Akita, worked in Kyoto and Osaka, Japan)

Title

Inro, Turtle Netsuke, and Coral Bead

Period

Edo Period

Year

1828, 1st month

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

Shikishiban: 56.4 x 47.6 cm (22 3/16 x 18 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 年禮（礼）の座敷もけさははや人のさつま国府にかすむ蓬莱　
- 淡州沼島二柱亭滴

宝船うまき夢見る暁にひゝく時計の音もよきかな　
- 浪花寝覚郷旧

うくひすの宿はと問へは軒の端にひも解てまつ梅の花笠　
- 山舎亭栗三

Signature: 孔寅 Kōin

Seals: Designer's seal: 長山 Nagayama
Block carver's seal: 谷清好 Tani Seikō

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.70

Type

Exhibition History

Deep Cuts
Stories from Japanese Surimono Prints
May 23, 2026 – Oct 04, 2026
Marking the Occasion
The Japanese Tradition of Surimono
Feb 03, 2006 – May 28, 2006

Label copy

This was probably a New Year’s print made for 1828. The tortoise resembles the turtle inro (medicine box) displayed in the case in the center of the room.

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

Nagayama Kōin 長山孔寅 (1765-1849
b. in Akita, worked in Kyoto and Osaka, Japan)
Tani Seikō 谷清好 (1822 - 1831, Edo and Osaka, Japan), block carver
Inro, Turtle Netsuke, and Coral Bead, 1828, 1st month
Polychrome woodblock print with metallic embellishments (surimono)
Shikishiban: 56.4 x 47.6 cm (22 3/16 x 18 3/4 inches)
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf 56.039.70

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