Portrait of Nitta Shirō

The heroes of the zodiac. The Buyū mitate jūnishi

Japanese Collection

Accession Nr.: 7312
Type: print; woodblock print
Artist/Maker:
Date of production:
Early−mid 19th century
Edo (Tokugawa) period or Meiji era
Place of production:
Acquisition: collected by Péter Vay
Materials/Techniques: colour woodblock print (naga-e)
Dimensions: height: 36 cm
width: 12.7 cm
From the Buyū mitate jūnishi (The heroes of the zodiac) series. No. 6.: Snake. Source: Fajcsák Györgyi (ed.): Japán vörös és fekete. Hagyományos japán viselet és kortárs magyar ékszerek / Japanese 'Rouge et Noir'. Traditional Japanese Wear and Traditional Hungarian Jewellery. Budapest, Iparművészeti Múzeum, 2013.