The nine old men from Kôzan, Yashima Gakutei, 1822

The two old men are playing the game gô, the other seven are standing around them. The nine old men were friends of the poet pai chü-i (772-846), known in japan as hakurakuten and an ambitious man who was eventually exiled to the provinces. With two poems. Label line: mentioned on object yashima gakutei (1786 - 1868), ca. 1822, color woodcut; embossing; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments collection: prints; japan (collection). Object Type: print. Date: 1822. Place of creation: Japan. Dimensions: blad Height: 210 mm (8.26 in) blad Width: 187 mm (7.36 in). Medium: paper. Collection: Rijksmuseum. De negen oude mannen uit Kôzan-Rijksmuseum RP-P-1958-404