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Nagayama Kōin 長山孔寅

Inro, Turtle Netsuke, and Coral Bead

Description

Maker

Nagayama Kōin 長山孔寅 (Japanese, 1765-1849

Title

Inro, Turtle Netsuke, and Coral Bead

Period

Edo Period

Year

probably first lunar month of 1828

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

Image: 22.1 x 18.7 cm (8 11/16 x 7 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed Koen.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.70

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Marking the Occasion
The Japanese Tradition of Surimono
Feb 03, 2006 – May 28, 2006

Label copy

This was probably a New Year’s print made for 1828. The tortoise resembles the turtle inro (medicine box) displayed in the case in the center of the room.

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Tombstone

Nagayama Kōin 長山孔寅 (Japanese, 1765-1849
b. in Akita)
Inro, Turtle Netsuke, and Coral Bead, probably first lunar month of 1828
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 22.1 x 18.7 cm (8 11/16 x 7 3/8 inches)
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf 56.039.70

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