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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Man Decapitating a Demon
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Man Decapitating a Demon

Artist Utagawa Kunisada II (Japanese 1823-1880)
CultureJapanese
Date1850-1880
MediumWoodblock print
DimensionsOverall: 14 5/8 x 9 3/4 in. (37.1 x 24.8 cm)
InscribedOn back of print: red bordered label marked "Kunisada #4 $2.00" in pencil.
Credit LineGift of Mrs. J. Hoge Tyler
Object number61.83.51
Not on view
DescriptionColor woodblock print of a man decapitating a Demon with an axe.

Label TextUtagawa Kunisada Japanese, 1786-1865 Man Decapitating a Demon Woodblock print on paper Gift of Mrs. J Hoge Tyler 61.83.51Exhibition History"Inspiring Impressionism: Japanese Prints in the Chrysler Collection," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, March 10 - June 18, 2017.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
1785-1865
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Utagawa Kunisada II
ca. 1850-1880
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
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Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
19th century
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
1785-1865
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
after 1844
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
1786-1865
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
1785-1865
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
1797
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Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
1786-1865
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
No Date
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Utagawa Hiroshige II
1830s