Posted by Guy Pepermans (81.11.221.142) on April 03, 2011 at 21:42:39:
In Reply to: Who is the man on the print! posted by Mikael on April 03, 2011 at 14:21:49:
Original surimono by Yanagawa Shigenobu I (1787-1832) depicting Takenouchi no Sukune and the Tide Jewels, from the series "A Set of Five Exaples of Longevity" (Kotobuki goban no uchi), ca. 1823.
Your copy is a 'Type B' Meiji edition (two poems, no series title).
Link to original MFA Boston copy:
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/takenouchi-no-sukune-and-the-tide-jewels-from-the-series-a-set-of-five-examples-of-longevity-kotobuki-goban-no-uchi--236872
Guy