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Young Samurai on Horseback Crossing a Bridge

Isoda Koryūsai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man with black hair pulled up in a topknot and a red, pink and cream striped kimono rides a brown horse with a black mane and tail across a brown bridge with round railings. The man looks down. The background is beige. Water is below the bridge.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1770
Medium:
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
117 × 623 px
Museum record:
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