Japanese woodblock print of a warrior raising a sword above a green scaled dragon amid stylized waves, with calligraphy columns at top left.

Susano-o no Mikoto Killing the Eight-headed Dragon

A hosoban color woodblock print shows a warrior in patterned robes raising a sword above his head while a green, scaled dragon writhes among stylized waves below. Columns of calligraphy and red seals fill the upper left and lower right, and the pale green and blue palette is faded.

Artist: Torii Kiyomasu II
Date: 1748
Medium: Color woodblock print; hosoban
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 843 × 1762 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1748).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

18th century edo period ukiyo-e 1740s 1748 calligraphy hosoban dragon japanese woodblock print warrior waves