Liu Bang Kills the White Serpent

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Liu Bang Kills the White Serpent

Totoya Hokkei; Poet: Seiyôkan UmeyoLinkedCulture matchlcp-d3dbf6b7498b

Date
1832
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono), ink and color on paper
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
22458

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Liu Bang (256–195 BCE) was a Chinese general who eventually founded the Han dynasty. According to legend, he beheaded a white serpent (or dragon) which represented the previous dynasty. This print was commissioned for the year of the dragon, 1832. The poem by Seiyōkan Umeyo reads: Clouds surrounding a recumbent dragon are parted by spring breezes, as the skies are calm on New Year's day in the capital. (Translation by John Carpenter) Japan, Asia

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Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr.

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