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Telescope with Its Bag by Ryūryūkyo Shinsai — Japanese Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 19th century

Telescope with Its Bag

by Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper

Description

A collapsible brass telescope rests diagonally across its storage bag, which is patterned in gold, purple, and teal florals and medallions on a cream ground, with a red and white lining visible where the flap folds open and a pink cord looped beneath. The bag's rounded end is capped in solid teal-blue. Columns of Japanese calligraphy in black ink fill the upper left of the cream paper ground, with a small red butterfly or moth motif and additional red characters in the upper right.

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Telescope with Its Bag was created by Ryūryūkyo Shinsai (柳々居辰斎) in 19th century.