Nagayama Kōin 長山孔寅
Tortoise Carrying the Isle of the Immortals on His Back, Edo Period
Title
Tortoise Carrying the Isle of the Immortals on His Back
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Shikishiban: 21.9 x 18.3 cm (8 5/8 x 7 3/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Inscription Text/Poem: 三津の朝はかぬ畳のちりひちもつもりて見ゆる蓬莱の山
- 堀川歌成
老すしなぬ薬の屠蘇のその酒を蓬莱山のうめにたくへつ
- 梅園
蓬莱を背に負ふ亀はかすみから鶴に乗くる客やまつらん
- 鶴廼屋
Signature: 孔寅 Kōin
Seals: Designer's seal: 孔寅 Kōin (Hirotora)
Block carver's seal: 谷清好 Tani Seikō
Place
Origin: Japan
Type
Credit
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf
Object Number
56.039.55
Tortoise Carrying the Isle of the Immortals on His Back
Inscription Text/Poem: 三津の朝はかぬ畳のちりひちもつもりて見ゆる蓬莱の山
- 堀川歌成
老すしなぬ薬の屠蘇のその酒を蓬莱山のうめにたくへつ
- 梅園
蓬莱を背に負ふ亀はかすみから鶴に乗くる客やまつらん
- 鶴廼屋
Signature: 孔寅 Kōin
Seals: Designer's seal: 孔寅 Kōin (Hirotora)
Block carver's seal: 谷清好 Tani Seikō
Origin: Japan
Exhibition History
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