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

Artist
Utagawa Shigetoshi, active ca. 1850s-1860s [Browse]
Format
Visual material
Language
No linguistic content
Published/​Created
n.d. [mid-19th c.].
Description
1 item ; sheet 23.3 x 27.2 cm.

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Special Collections - Graphic Arts Collection GA 2008.01198 E Row 1/GC063/Box 06/Normal/Gillett Griffin Gift Browse related items On-site AccessReading Room Request

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    • 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 local 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.
    Source acquisition
    Gift of Gillett G. Griffin in honor of Dale Roylance. Given 2008.
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