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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Turtle [in stream]

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Maruya Seijiro, publisher

Title

Turtle [in stream]

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1840

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Plate: 23 x 17.6 cm (9 1/16 x 6 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription at right and above [text and poems]Ryokusui(translates to) Blue water, ryokumousen (translates to) contented strands of blue hair

Signature: Signature at right | Hiroshige hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Sei;censor's seal | kiwame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.380

Type

Exhibition History

Prints for the Japanese New Year
Dec 17, 2010 – Apr 17, 2011

Label copy

The text on the left compares the tortoise with a Daoist immortal (sennin), thus alluding to the tortoise’s great longevity.

The Lure of Ink
Japanese Monochrome Prints and Books
Mar 06, 2009 – Jul 05, 2009
Prints for the Japanese New Year
Dec 15, 1995 – Mar 10, 1996

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

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Maruya Seijiro, publisher
Turtle [in stream], ca. 1840
Woodblock print
Plate: 23 x 17.6 cm (9 1/16 x 6 15/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.380

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