ukiyoe - Yōzoku Orochi maru - Japanese magician - Poster
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This is a Ukiyo-e picture of Utagawa Toyokuni III featuring a Japanese magician. *妖賊大蛇丸(Yōzoku Orochi maru / ようぞく おろちまる) *妖賊 means a mysterious thief. He is the enemy of 児雷也 (Jiraiya). He manipulates snakes freely using the art of the giant snake. *Note : Data from the Digital Collection of the National Diet Library was used.