Nitan Shiro and the Snake

An armoured warrior stands in a dark cave as a pale serpent spirit coils above him, in a tall narrow print.

Artist

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Date

c. 1840

Medium

Woodblock print

From

The Art Institute of Chicago

Tags

Figure & bodyMyth & religionGraphicEarly 1800sJapanese

Colors

License

Public Domain Mark

Collections

Japanese Woodblock Prints