Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 22749
Swimming Turtles
- Artist / 作者
- Utagawa Hiroshige歌川広重
- Date / 年代
- 1837-1845
- Medium / 技法
- 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / vam
- Digital record / 画像記録
- 2000 × 1473 px
- Source collection / 所蔵元
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Published by / 公開者
- 青木ソラ
- Rights / 権利
- Commercial license required
- Attribution / 表記
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Catalog note / 解説
There is a definite playfulnesss about the rendering of a pair of swimming turtles in this <i>uchiwa-e</i>, or rigid fan print, design by Hiroshige. Blue, an appropriately cool colour for the summer months, is predominant, while turtles, believed to live for 10,000 years, are symbolic of longevity and good fortune. The ribmarks visible on the surface of the print are evidence that it was salvaged from a made-up fan. Their contribution to the overall sense of composition suggests that Hiroshige anticipated their effect when creating the design. Materials: Colour print from woodblocks
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