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Young Woman on the Back of a Horse Attended by a Female Driver

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman with dark hair wearing a red, white, and green kimono holds a branch with pink blossoms on the left. A woman with dark hair wearing a brown kimono sits on top of a black horse on the right. The woman on the horse wears a brown hat and holds a book. A female driver wearing a long white kimono walks on the left side of the horse. A beige background with green mountains in the distance. Japanese writing in black ink on the left side. A small red stamp in the bottom right corner. A small white label with black numbers at the bottom center.

Artwork Details

Date
1813
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 443 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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