Tokei to takarabune no kakejiku
Tokei to Takarabune no Kakejiku (A Clock and a Treasure Ship Scroll)
Beside a red and green clock, a hanging scroll of a ship under sail has curled half open. Below the scroll, a purple cloth spreads out in waves.
About this print
Next to a box-shaped clock in red and green, a hanging scroll has curled partly open. Its mounting has a brown ground with a pattern of purple circles, and the painting itself shows a ship with its sail raised. Below, a purple cloth spreads out in waves, and poems are written in the blank space above.
The title calls the picture on this scroll a takarabune, or treasure ship. A treasure ship is a picture of a boat carrying bales of rice, treasures and the Seven Gods of Good Fortune. It was said that sleeping with one under your pillow at New Year, on the night of January 2, for example, would bring a good first dream of the year.
On the face of the clock, characters run in a ring around the round dial, with one more small ring at its center. At the very top sits a round red ornament with a pointed tip.
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- Source title
- 『Tokei to takarabune no kakejiku（Ryūryūkyo, Shinsai, approximately 1764-1820）』（1818〜1825年ごろ）
- Held by
- Library of Congress
- 複製番号
- LC-DIG-jpd-00114
- Why it's free to use
- The library lists it as "No known restrictions on publication." Its copyright has also expired under Japanese law.
- クレジット
- Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC-DIG-jpd-00114
- Original item
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View in the NDL online exhibition "Exploring Japanese Landmarks in Nishiki-e and Photographs" - Made
- 208+ years ago
- Added to site
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