Minneapolis Institute of Art
Snake sitting on a skull
Japan
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Ivory
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
In the Chinese zodiac calendar, 2025 is the year of the snake. The snake represents wisdom, intelligence, and gracefulness. Snakes were not a popular motif in Japanese art and are especially rare in paintings. Instead, they appear in three-dimensional works like wood and ivory carvings. Asia
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