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The Lady Ayame Being Brought to Minamoto no Yorimasa

Hishikawa Moronobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese woodblock print depicting a scene with four people. A woman wearing a long kimono with a red and gold pattern and black hair walks to the right. A man in a kimono with a white base and red and black trim holds a lantern and walks in the same direction. Two men on horseback wearing samurai armor and helmets are on the right. One samurai rides a white horse and faces left, while the other samurai rides a black horse and faces right. The background features a building on the left with a slanted roof and a landscape with wavy lines on the right. Japanese text is printed at the top.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1685
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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