This humble turtle is from the accordion-style book (ehon), printed by Fukui Gessai, after Ogata Korin (1658-1716). By the look of his determined eye and stretched out leg, he is making his way slowly but surely against the nearby waves. Sometimes we feel we’re moving like a turtle, but eventually we’ll get to where we want to with determination. Go turtle!
A total of 24 full-page colored-printed woodblock images. The covers are woodblock printed as well. Language: Japanese. Published: Ōsaka : Aoki Sūzandō, Meiji 26-27 [1893-94]
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Images taken from Korin gafu, Kohen (Korin's Painting Manual Second edition).
A set of twelve woodblock-prints (Japanese, 1894) in the style of Ogata Korin.
Print artist: Fukui Gessai.
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