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Japanese woodblock print of an armored warrior beside a large pink demon-faced kite with green eyes and fangs, with calligraphy at right.

Raiko (Minamoto no Yorimitsu) and the demon kite

A color woodblock print shows an armored warrior in layered dark green and black lacquered armor, a sword drawn at his side, beside a large pink demon-faced kite with bared fangs and green eyes. A vertical calligraphic inscription and a small seal appear at right against a textured green and gold background.

Artist
Totoya Hokkei
Date
c. 1825
Medium
Color woodblock print; shikishiban surimono
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1935 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1830).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Helen C. Gunsaulus

Español: Raiko y la cometa demoníaca, grabado japonés en color

Una xilografía en color muestra a un guerrero con armadura en capas verdes y negras lacadas, con una espada junto a su cuerpo, al lado de una gran cometa con rostro de demonio rosado, colmillos y ojos verdes. A la derecha aparecen una inscripción caligráfica vertical y un sello pequeño sobre un fondo verde y dorado texturizado.

Português: Raiko e a pipa demoníaca, gravura japonesa em cores

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