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Actor Sanokawa Ichimatsu as Young Samurai riding on Horse-back

Ishikawa Toyonobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man with dark hair in a half-up style wears a blue and white robe with a flower pattern. He sits on a horse. The horse faces left; both the man and horse move to the left. The man holds the reins in one hand and a bow in the other. His right leg is forward. The horse's front right leg and back left leg are raised. The background is off-white. Dark writing and seals appear on the right.

Artwork details

Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
427 × 625 px
Museum record:
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