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Nagayama Kōin 長山孔寅

Tortoise Carrying the Isle of the Immortals on His Back

Maker

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

Title

Tortoise Carrying the Isle of the Immortals on His Back

Period

Edo Period

Year

mid-1820s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink

Supports

Geography

Origin: Japan

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

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.55

Type

Exhibition History

Surimono
Selections from the Japanese Print Collection
Jun 09, 1998 – Sep 08, 1998
Prints for the Japanese New Year
Dec 15, 1995 – Mar 10, 1996

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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
Tortoise Carrying the Isle of the Immortals on His Back, mid-1820s
Woodblock print (surimono)
Shikishiban: 21.9 x 18.3 cm (8 5/8 x 7 3/16 inches)
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf 56.039.55

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