A Brief History of Japan: Susanoo no Mikoto kills the Eight-headed Serpent at Hirokawa in Izumo Province

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A Brief History of Japan: Susanoo no Mikoto kills the Eight-headed Serpent at Hirokawa in Izumo Province

1887

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892) Published by Izawa Genjirō

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Object Details

Titles:

A Brief History of Japan: Susanoo no Mikoto kills the Eight-headed Serpent at Hirokawa in Izumo Province

Date:

1887

Artists:

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892) Published by Izawa Genjirō

Medium:

Color woodcut on three panels (triptych)

Dimensions:

Sheet (ōban tate-e triptych (approximately)): 15 1/2 × 31 1/2 inches (39.4 × 80 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds contributed by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, 1989

Accession Number:

1989-47-582a--c

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912) Reign: Meiji Emperor (1868-1912)

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