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Urashima Tarô, from the series A Set of Five Examples of Longevity (Kotobuki goban no uchi)

(Japanese, 1787–1832)
1820s
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink, color, and metallic pigment on paper
DimensionsShikishiban; 21.9 x 18.5 cm (8 5/8 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.9254
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem by Mochizuki no Kagenari: Hatsuyume ni/ tsuribune naranu/ takarabune/ kogi-yosete keri/ haru no urashima Poem by Asaka no Katsumi: Hatsuhikage/ sasu ya Urashima/ Tarô-zuki/ iegoto ni iwau/ Hôrai no kame