• A finished preparatory drawing (hanshita-e) of Urashima Tarō riding a mythical turtle (minogame).

Language:
  • No linguistic content; Not applicable
Creator:
  • Utagawa Shigetoshi, active ca. 1850s-1860s
Call number:
  • E Row 1/GC063/Box 06/Normal/Gillett Griffin Gift GA 2008.01198
  • Electronic Resource
Extent:
  • 1 item ; sheet 23.3 x 27.2 cm.
Format:
  • Visual material
Type:
  • In art
  • Art
Description:
  • Medium: Ink and color on paper
  • Artist information: Utagawa Shigetoshi was a minor student of Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858).
  • Format: Uchiwa-e (fan print).
  • Item description: The story of Urashima Tarō̄ has many versions, but the basic story is similar to a combination of Rip Van Winkle and Pandora's Box. One day the young boy Urashima saves a turtle from being tormented by lower centerl children. A few days later whi.
  • Provenance: Purchased at one of three 1947 sales at Parke-Bernet or at Gimbels Department Store, New York City.
  • Signed: Shigetoshi ga.
Publisher:
  • n.d. [mid-19th c.].
Subject:
  • Animals—Japan—In art
  • Legends—Japan—In art
  • Mythology, Japanese, in art
  • Turtles—Japan—In art
  • Urashima Taro (Legendary character)—Art
  • Studies (visual works).
Date:
  • 1835-1865
Range label:
  • Main Structure
Artist:
  • Utagawa Shigetoshi, active ca. 1850s-1860s
Source acquisition:
  • Gift of Gillett G. Griffin in honor of Dale Roylance. Given 2008.
Location:
  • GA E Row 1/GC063/Box 06/Normal/Gillett Griffin Gift GA 2008.01198
  • GA Electronic Resource
  • ELF1 E Row 1/GC063/Box 06/Normal/Gillett Griffin Gift GA 2008.01198
  • ELF1 Electronic Resource
Edm rights:
  • No Known Copyright
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Identifier:
  • ark:/88435/cn69m426n
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