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Color woodblock print of an armored warrior struggling with a green horned demon beside red pillars under a dark, slanting rain sky.

The Warrior Watanabe no Tsuna Fighting the Demon at Rashomon

A color woodblock print shows a armored warrior grappling with a green, horned demon on a tiled floor beside a red pillar and a dark, rain-streaked background. The warrior wears patterned red armor and holds a sword, while the demon clutches his helmet, its claws and orange fur vivid against the dark ground.

Artist
Katsukawa Shunsho
Date
About 1770
Medium
Color woodblock print; chûban
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2221 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1775).
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 Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Henderson

Español: Watanabe no Tsuna luchando con el demonio de Rashomon

Una estampa xilográfica en color muestra a un guerrero con armadura luchando con un demonio verde de cuernos sobre un piso de baldosas, junto a un pilar rojo y un fondo oscuro con lluvia. El guerrero viste una armadura roja estampada y sostiene una espada, mientras el demonio le sujeta el casco.

Português: Watanabe no Tsuna lutando com o demônio de Rashomon

Uma gravura xilográfica colorida mostra um guerreiro com armadura lutando corpo a corpo com um demônio verde de chifres sobre um piso de ladrilhos, ao lado de um pilar vermelho e de um fundo escuro com chuva. O guerreiro veste armadura vermelha estampada e segura uma espada, enquanto o demônio agarra seu elmo.

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