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Color woodblock print of a figure with a sword in a red boat, fighting a dragon in turbulent blue waves, with columns of text at upper left.

Yu the Great battling a dragon

A robed figure with flowing hair and a sword strikes at a dragon coiled in churning blue waves beside a red-lined boat. Stylized foam, scattered dots, and vertical columns of calligraphy frame the scene in a color woodblock print.

Artist
Totoya Hokkei
Date
late 1820s
Medium
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1897 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1829).
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: Yu el Grande luchando contra un dragón

Una figura con ropajes y cabello suelto blande una espada contra un dragón enroscado en olas azules agitadas junto a un bote de borde rojo. Espuma estilizada, puntos dispersos y columnas verticales de caligrafía enmarcan la escena en una xilografía a color.

Português: Yu, o Grande, lutando contra um dragão

Uma figura de vestes e cabelo solto ataca com uma espada um dragão enrolado em ondas azuis turbulentas, ao lado de um barco de contorno vermelho. Espuma estilizada, pontos dispersos e colunas verticais de caligrafia emolduram a cena em uma xilogravura colorida.

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