Snake (Mi): Nitan Shirô

Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Japan
1798 – 1861

Snake (Mi): Nitan Shirô
from the series Heroes Representing the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Buyû mitate jûnishi)
c 1840
woodblock print, ink and colour on paper

Details
Series

Place made: Edo (Tokyo)
Medium: woodblock print, ink and colour on paper
Dimensions: 37.0 x 12.3 cm (image & sheet)
Credit line: South Australian Government Grant 1974
Accession number: 7410G48
Media category: Print
Collection area: Asian art - Japan

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 1798 – 1861

Boar (I): Emperor Yûryaku (Yûryaku Tennô)

c 1840

woodblock print, ink and colour on paper

Accession no: 831G14
Utagawa Kuniyoshi 1798 – 1861

Cock (Tori): Kwaidô Maru

c 1840

woodblock print, ink and colour on paper

Accession no: 831G12
Utagawa Kuniyoshi 1798 – 1861

Goat (Hitsuji): Guan Yu (Kan'u)

c 1840

woodblock print, ink and colour on paper

Accession no: 831G10
Utagawa Kuniyoshi 1798 – 1861

Horse (Uma): Soga no Goro

c 1840

woodblock print, ink and colour on paper

Accession no: 831G9
Utagawa Kuniyoshi 1798 – 1861

Monkey (Saru): Sun Wukong (Son Gokû)

c 1840

woodblock print, ink and colour on paper

Accession no: 831G11
Utagawa Kuniyoshi 1798 – 1861

Ox (Ushi): Kidômaru

c 1840

woodblock print, ink and colour on paper

Accession no: 831G5
Utagawa Kuniyoshi 1798 – 1861

Snake (Mi): Nitan Shirô

c 1840

woodblock print, ink and colour on paper

Accession no: 7410G48
Utagawa Kuniyoshi 1798 – 1861

Tiger (Tora): Kashiwade no Omi Hatebe

c 1840

woodblock print, ink and colour on paper

Accession no: 831G6