Snake (Mi): Nitan Shiro, from the series "Heroes for the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Buyu mitate junishi)"
Utagawa Kuniyoshi · c. 1840 · Color woodblock print; oban
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Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Snake (Mi): Nitan Shiro, from the series "Heroes for the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Buyu mitate junishi)" is a public-domain illustration by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, dated c. 1840. Color woodblock print; oban. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Snake (Mi): Nitan Shiro, from the series "Heroes for the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Buyu mitate junishi)"” (c. 1840) is a woodblock print designed by Kuniyoshi. Warriors and story figures are his usual subject, and other impressions of the design can exist.
About the artist
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861) designed ukiyo-e of warriors, legends, and comic subjects. The sheets are woodblock prints.
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