Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891)
Dated 1866
Emakimono (handscroll), painted in ink and slight-colour on paper with a humorous continuous scene of several turtles personified in a variety of human activities and pursuits including punting, sumo-wrestling, fishing, playing musical instruments, performing acrobatic feats and drinking sake, dated and signed Keio ni tsuchinoto shunjitsu Zeshin (On a Spring day in the second Year of Keio [1866], Zeshin) with seal Tairyukyo; with double-wood storage boxes. 31cm x 704cm (12¼in x 277 1/8in). (3).