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Scene from a Drama

Torii Kiyomasu I

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese print depicting three men. One man sits on a horse. He wears a large hat, a kimono with a patterned hem, and a sash. The horse has a patterned blanket with a wheel design on it. Two other men stand on either side, one wearing a kimono with a cross design and the other with a kimono with a checkered pattern. The background features trees and hills. Text appears vertically on the left and in a box at the bottom.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1750
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
300 × 623 px
Museum record:
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