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Hakuba no Sechie

Kitao Shigemasa

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two-page spread from a book. On left page, a man in dark kimono and a man in green kimono walk left. Between them stands a younger man in a red kimono. A man on left carries a large item wrapped in a cloth with a floral pattern. On right page, a man on horseback wearing a red kimono with white designs and another man in white robe lead a white horse. A man sits on right edge of image at a low wooden table. A tree stump with a small tree on top sits in background near center. Two men sit at a structure on left edge. A body of water and distant hills visible in background. All characters wear black headwear. Image has sepia tones.

Artwork details

Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 379 px
Museum record:
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