. Legend: 'The great ships full of boys and girls sent in search of the immortal medicine (Hôraizan) by the Chinese Emperor Shih Huang Ti (Shikôtei), c. 219 BCE'. A 19th century ukiyo-e by Kuniyoshi depicting the ships of the great sea expedition sent around 219 BC by the first Chinese Emperor, Qin Shi Huang, to find the legendary home of the immortals, the Mount Penglai, and retrieve the elixir of immortality. between circa 1839 and circa 1841. Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798–1861) Alternative names Ichiyusai Description Japanese ukiyo-e artist, painter and printmaker Date of birth/death 1 Ja
. Legend: 'The great ships full of boys and girls sent in search of the immortal medicine (Hôraizan) by the Chinese Emperor Shih Huang Ti (Shikôtei), c. 219 BCE'. A 19th century ukiyo-e by Kuniyoshi depicting the ships of the great sea expedition sent around 219 BC by the first Chinese Emperor, Qin Shi Huang, to find the legendary home of the immortals, the Mount Penglai, and retrieve the elixir of immortality. between circa 1839 and circa 1841. Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798–1861) Alternative names Ichiyusai Description Japanese ukiyo-e artist, painter and printmaker Date of birth/death 1 January 1798 14 April 1861 Location of birth/death Nihonbashi Edo, today Tokyo Work location Edo, today Tokyo Authority control : Q317736 VIAF: 32791569 ISNI: 0000 0001 0885 8077 ULAN: 500063102 LCCN: n50048105 NLA: 35670659 WorldCat 1277 Xu Fu expedition's for the elixir of life
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Keywords: (, ., /., 1839, 1841., circa, kuniyoshi, utagawa
