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Tomoe Gozen Killing Uchida Saburo Ieyoshi at the Battle of Awazu no Hara

Ishikawa Toyonobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The artwork depicts a woman on a white horse in a dynamic pose. The horse's front left and back right legs are raised. The woman, wearing armor and a hairstyle adorned with two long hairpins, holds a sword. She rides towards the left. A tree with sparse foliage is on the right. The background features more trees. The artwork's color palette includes shades of green, brown, and black on a beige background.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1750
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 397 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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