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Tortoise

1700s

Japan, Edo period

(1615–1868)
Medium
watercolor on paper
Measurements
Framed: 114.4 x 75.5 cm (45 1/16 x 29 3/4 in.); Painting only: 119.7 x 70.5 cm (47 1/8 x 27 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of David Newman 1982.164
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Location
Not on view
Print
A watercolor on paper depicts a tortoise from below, centered against a cream background with visible fold lines. Its pale yellow underside is divided into large plates, while its neck and flippers feature detailed brown and black scales. The head turns toward the upper left. Vertical columns of Japanese calligraphy and a red seal are positioned in the upper right, lower left, and near the neck.

Tortoise

1700s

Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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