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Raifu

Treasure ship (Takarabune)

Maker

Raifu (Japanese, ca. 1929
20th century)

Title

Treasure ship (Takarabune)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1929

Medium

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials

ink, color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 39.2 x 52.6 cm (15 7/16 x 20 11/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[text and poems]
Inscribed with poem translated in cat. file as
Spring upon spring-the view of vast expanses of the ocean!

Haru mata haru no/o unabara no/keshiki kana

The poem relates to the inscription kakizome (first calligraphy of the year) following the date in the lower right.

[notations]
Sails of the boat inscribed Taka (treasure) and Snake (mi)

Signature: Raifu | probably Kyufu

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Roger S. Keyes and Elizabeth Coombs

Object Number

1997.90.13

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Happiness and Longevity
Deities of Good Fortune in Japanese Prints
Dec 05, 2003 – Feb 29, 2004

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

Raifu (Japanese, ca. 1929
20th century)
Probably Kyufu (Japanese, 20th century)
Treasure ship (Takarabune), 1929
Polychrome wood block print
Sheet: 39.2 x 52.6 cm (15 7/16 x 20 11/16 inches)
Gift of Roger S. Keyes and Elizabeth Coombs 1997.90.13

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