Woodblock print, surimono
Signed Go Hokkei, sealed Aoigaoka
Privately published circa 1830

Urashima Taro was a fisherman who saved the life of a young turtle who turned out to be the daughter of the Dragon King.

For the same print in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no. 11.25474, go to:
https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/turtles-with-inset-of-urashima-taro-216745
Shikishiban: 20.5 x 18.1 cm. (8 ⅛ x 7 ⅛ in.)

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