"Snake and Lizard"

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Title	"Snake and Lizard"
Artist	Kitagawa Utamaro ; Tsutaya Ju_zaburo_
Date	1788
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Prints, Print | Color woodblock print

Size:

8 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (21.6 x 31.7 cm) (image)10 1/2 x 12 13/16 in. (26.7 x 32.5 cm) (sheet)

Creation Place:

Asia, Japan

Culture:

Asia, Japan

Style:

18th century, Edo period

Inscriptions:

right:I am sending you a long, wistful letter Written on paperRolled up like a coiled snake.My pent-up passion,Is as deep as a snake is longKaki okuruFumi mo toguro woMakigami niTsumoru omoi noTake wa nagamushi by Chida Hanamotoleft: Because I am so disliked,My grudge against you, my love,Has turned me into green lizardWhich crawls aroundThe Leaves of arrowroot vineKirawaruruUrami ya iro moAo-tokageKuzuha naranedoHai matouran by Tonya Sakafune

Physical Description:

nishiki-e, double page from a illustrated poem book

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr.

Accession Number:

P.75.51.130

Artist:

Utamaro Kitagawa, Japanese, 1753 - 1806

Role:

Artist

Nationality:

Japanese

Life Dates:

Japanese, 1753 - 1806

Artist:

Ju_zaburo_ Tsutaya

Role:

Publisher

Nationality:

Japanese

Added to Site:

February 28, 2009

"Snake and Lizard"

Kitagawa Utamaro ; Tsutaya Ju_zaburo_

1788