Identification title(s): three turtles among aquatic plants. A series of two prints of cranes and turtles (series title). Tsurukame niban (series title on object). Object type: print surimono object number: rp-p-1958-424. Catalog reference: forrer 389. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228collector's mark, passe-partout, lower left, printed: jabd. H with a rooster. Description: three turtles swim among the aquatic plants. With two poems. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: yashima gakutei (mentioned on object), poet: kinkokuen mahiro (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: japan. Dating: ca. 1815 - 1820. Physical characteristics: color woodcut; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments. Material: paper technique: color woodcut. Dimensions: sheet: h 201 mm (shikishiban) × w 177 explanation a surimono is a luxurious print in which an image is combined with one or more poems. When printing a surimono, thicker paper, blind printing and metal pigments, such as copper and silver powder, were often used. The prints were often commissioned by poets and given as exclusive gifts to friends and relations. Subject: what: tortoises, turtles. Credit line: bequest of j. A. Bierens de haan, amsterdam. Acquisition: bequest 1958. Date: between circa 1815 and circa 1820.
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