Kiyohime at the Hidaka River by Kunichika (1897)

 

Kiyohime reaches the Hidaka River, but the boatman has been paid by Anchin to not take her across. Again, what in her depiction indicates that she might soon transform into a fire-breathing serpent?

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From a Kabuki version of the story: Nakamura Fukusuke IV (Nakamura Utaemon V) as Kiyohime and Nakamura Shikan IV as Anchin