Man Looking at a Tortoise
Man Looking at a Tortoise
Man Looking at a Tortoise
Man Looking at a Tortoise

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Man Looking at a Tortoise,

17th century

Kaihō Yūshō 海北 友松, style of, 1533–1615
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
y1967-113

Information

Title
Man Looking at a Tortoise
Dates

17th century

Maker
Kaihō Yūshō 海北 友松 , style of
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Painting: 124.5 x 48.5 cm. (49 x 19 1/8 in.) Mount: 210 x 61.2 cm. (82 11/16 x 24 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Linton R. Wilson, Class of 1925
Object Number
y1967-113
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Marks/Labels/Seals
seal of Kaihō Yūshō 海北 友松 (1533-1615) Two faded seals of Kaihō Yūshō: Artist, “Kaihō” 海北, tall rectangular intaglio, bottom left Artist, “Yūshō” 友松, square intaglio, bottom left (These seals are similar but not identical to known seals by the artist. The vertical side lines are too straight. For comparison seals, see Omi no kyoshō Kaihō Yūshō [1997], pp. 103-10.)
Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
japanese painting styles, paintings, scroll paintings, hanging scrolls
Materials
ink, paper (fiber product)
Subject
boys, turtles, trees, figures (representations), men

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