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A work made of color woodblock print; hosoban.
Ukiyo-e

Susano-o no Mikoto Killing the Eight-headed Dragon

Torii Kiyomasu II
artist Torii Kiyomasu II, Japanese, 1706 (?)–1763 (?)
date 1748
medium Color woodblock print; hosoban
origin Japan
dimensions 31.9 × 4.7 cm
credit line Clarence Buckingham Collection
hall 08 Ukiyo-e
rights public domain (CC0)

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