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The Actor Nakamuro Tomijuro as a Mounted Warrior

Okumura Masanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A samurai on a black horse, rearing up on hind legs. The samurai wears a horned helmet and a decorative breastplate with a yellow and black color scheme. He holds a bow. A long sword hangs from his left side. The background features trees and a riverbank with bushes. The image includes a rectangular block of Japanese text at the bottom. The artwork uses a woodblock print style with black, white, and yellow inks.

Artwork Details

Date
1740
Medium
Woodblock print (urushi-e)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
308 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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