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Picture of the Twelve Animals to Protect the Safety of the Home (Kanai anzen o mamoru Jûnishi no zu)
Artist Utagawa Yoshitora (Japanese, active about 1836–1887),
Publisher Ôtaya Takichi (Hori Takichi) (Japanese)
1858 (Ansei 5), 9th month