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The Hour of the Snake (Mi no koku), from the series Twelve Hours with Genji (Sono yukari jûni jikoku no uchi)
Artist Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864),
Publisher Yamaguchiya Tōbei (Kinkōdō) (Japanese)
1859 (Ansei 6), 5th month