Image
Nagayama Kōin
Tortoise Carrying the Isle of the Immortals on His Back, mid-1820s
Description
Maker
- Nagayama Kōin, 1765-1849, Japanese
Title
Tortoise Carrying the Isle of the Immortals on His Back
Year
mid-1820s
Medium
Privately commissioned woodblock print (surimono)
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Length: 21.9 cm (8 5/8 inches)
Place
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Japan
Type
Credit
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Gift of George Pierce Metcalf
Object Number
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56.039.55
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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