A Japanese man wearing a patterned kimono with a white mask covering his mouth and nose pulls a black and white covered carriage with a large back wheel towards the right. A red and white cloth trails from the seat. The carriage cover and seat have patterned brown fabric on top with pink, beige, green and white designs. The man wears a black head covering. The background features vertical Japanese writing in black ink on the left and one line of red ink on the right. The artwork titled Court Carriage is by Kubo Shunman.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 19th century
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 553 × 624 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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