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Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Warrior Mounted on a Dapple Gray Horse

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a man on horseback wearing traditional Japanese armor and a helmet. The man has a mustache and wears a beige robe under his armor. He sits on a white horse with gray spots, holding a bow and arrows. The horse's head is turned to the left, and its front right leg is raised. The background features a gray sky with a tree branch at the top and a tree trunk to the right. Japanese text is written vertically on the left side of the image. The image has a beige border around it.

Artwork Details

Date
1771
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
299 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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