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Nagayama Kōin

Inro, Turtle Netsuke, and Coral Bead, probably first lunar month of 1828

Description

Maker

  • Nagayama Kōin, 1765-1849, Japanese

Title

Inro, Turtle Netsuke, and Coral Bead

Year

probably first lunar month of 1828

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink and color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Length: 22.2 cm (8 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed Koen.

Place

Japan

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.70

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Marking the Occasion

February 3 - May 28, 2006

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

Use

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