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Snake (Mi): Nitan Shiro, from the series "Heroes for the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Buyu mitate junishi)" Wall Art
ART BY: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Snake (Mi): Nitan Shiro, from the series "Heroes for the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Buyu mitate junishi)" Wall Art
ART BY: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
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"Snake (Mi): Nitan Shiro, from the series "Heroes for the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Buyu mitate junishi)"" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1840. Color woodblock print; oban. Original high-resolution public-domain artwork from The Art Institute of Chicago.
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| Artist | Utagawa Kuniyoshi |
| Year | c. 1840 |
| Medium | Color woodblock print; oban |
| Origin | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Original Size | 63.1 × 12.2 cm (24 13/16 × 4 13/16 in.) |
| Category | Prints |
| Style | Japanese (culture or style) |
| Color | Brown |
| Resolution | 1076x3000 |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| File Type | High-resolution JPG |
| Source | Public domain, restored by Archive Lane |
| License | Personal & commercial use, no attribution required |
| Delivery | Instant digital download |
| SKU | 367834 |
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About this artwork
Snake (Mi): Nitan Shiro, from the series "Heroes for the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Buyu mitate junishi)" is a color woodblock print; oban by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798–1861), dated c. 1840. The artist is catalogued as Japanese. The source scan comes from the Art Institute of Chicago, and the file offered here measures 1076 × 3000 px (1.2 MB). It is filed under Prints and Japanese (culture or style), in portrait format. Archive Lane holds 423 works by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, a Japanese artist.
Utagawa Kuniyoshi was one of the last great masters of the Japanese ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and painting. He was a member of the Utagawa school.
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