The Hōryūkaku, from Hakkenden (Tale of eight dogs), Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Hōryūkaku, from Hakkenden (Tale of eight dogs)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese) (1798-1861)

Movement: Japanese woodblock print
Date: 1840
Medium: Colour woodcut on paper
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0

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