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The Earth Spider (Tsuchigumo) Appearing in Minamoto no Raikō's Residence, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Earth Spider (Tsuchigumo) Appearing in Minamoto no Raikō's Residence

源頼光公館土蜘作妖怪図 (museum title)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese) (1798-1861)

Movement
Japanese woodblock print
Date
1843
Medium
Colour woodcut on paper
Collection
Tokyo National Museum, Japan
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
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