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Susano-o no Mikoto Killing the Eight-headed Dragon
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The Art Institute of Chicago

Susano-o no Mikoto Killing the Eight-headed Dragon

Color woodblock print; hosobanTorii Kiyomasu II Japanese, 1706 (?)–1763 (?)/1748

Description

Susano-o no Mikoto Killing the Eight-headed Dragon is an internationally celebrated Color woodblock print; hosoban created by Torii Kiyomasu II (1748). From the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago.

Provenance

William Henry Ketcham, New York; sold to Clarence Buckingham (1854–1913), Chicago, Dec. 1897; by descent to his sisters Lucy Maud Buckingham (1870–1920) and Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858–1937), Chicago, 1913; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1925.

Dimensions

31.9 × 4.7 cm (12 9/16 × 1 7/8 in.)

Accession No

19386

Official Citations

[The Art Institute of Chicago Official Record][Full Resolution Image]
Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Torii Kiyomasu II Japanese, 1706 (?)–1763 (?)

Japanese (culture or style) • Japan • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries