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The Hour of the Snake
The Hour of the Snake
The Hour of the Snake

The Hour of the Snake

Titles
  • Mi no Koku
  • Sono Yukari Jūni Tokei
  • 其由縁十二時斗 巳の刻
Artist (Japanese, 1786 - 1865)
Date1859
GeographyJapan
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensionsright sheet (a): 14 3/16 x 9 7/8 in. (36 x 25.1 cm)
middle sheet (b): 14 3/16 x 9 13/16 in. (36 x 24.9 cm)
left sheet (c): 14 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. (36.2 x 24.8 cm)
mat size: 20 x 40 in. (50.8 x 101.6 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Junsuke Aaron Otsuka, 2018 (2018-29-03a-c)
Object number2018-29-03a-c
Portfolio/SeriesTwelve Hours with Genji
On View
Not on view
The Hour of the Goat (Study Collection)
Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III
1859
The Hour of the Snake
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1794
Snake (Mi): The Courtesan Katsuyama of the Okamotoya Brothel
Utagawa Toyokuni II (Toyoshige)
late 1820s
Yosooi of the Matsubaya at Shin Yoshiwara Kadomachi
Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III
ca. 1816
Arai
Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III
ca. 1836
Masaki
Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III
ca. 1830 - 1834
Inari Gongen Shrines at Öji
Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III
ca.1830 - 1834
Akasaka
Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III
ca. 1836
Fujikawa
Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III
ca. 1836
Okazaki
Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III
ca. 1836
Chiryū
Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III
ca. 1836