Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1798-1861). Woodblock print on paper titled "Kyoto," the final print in the series "Kisokaido rokujukyu-tsugi no uchi (The…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1798-1861). Woodblock print on paper titled "Kyoto," the final print in the series "Kisokaido rokujukyu-tsugi no uchi (The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido)," 1852-53. Depicting the Nue, a beast with the head of a monkey, claws of a tiger, back of a badger, and a snake for a tail. It spent each night on the roof of the Emperor's palace causing grave illness until it was slain. Height: 14 in x width: 9 3/4 in.

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Asian art

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St. Paul

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H 35,6 × B 22,9 cm