A nineteenth century Japanese woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniteru I, held by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, showing the storm god Susanoo, identified in the print by the syncretic name Gozu Tenno, slaying the eight headed serpent Yamata no Orochi. In the myth the serpent had devoured seven of an elderly couple's eight daughters; Susanoo agreed to kill it in exchange for the surviving daughter's hand, transformed her into a comb for safekeeping, set out sake in eight vats to intoxicate the serpent's eight heads, then cut it to pieces, discovering within its tail the sword Kusanagi no Tsurugi, one of the three imperial regalia of Japan.
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Current LocationSourced to the subject's own accountMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston 1 Current CustodianSourced to the subject's own accountMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston 1 Physical Form
MediumSourced to the subject's own accountWoodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper 1 Subject Matter
Depicted SubjectSourced to the subject's own accountSusanoo slaying the eight headed serpent Yamata no Orochi. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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