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Yu the Great battling a dragon by Totoya Hokkei — VisualArtsDB

Yu the Great battling a dragon

Yu the Great battling a dragon

1826–1829

Medium: Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
Dimensions: 20.6 × 18.4 cm (8 1/8 × 7 1/4 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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