Artwork preview

Illustration of the Imperial Excursion to see the Charini's Circus (Charine daikyokuba goyūran no zu)

Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Multicolored Japanese woodblock print on two panels. The left panel depicts a white horse running to the left; a man on top of a brown dog; man and woman beside the dog; a flag; circus tent; people on right; trees; blue sky; the sun; and mountains in the background. The right panel depicts people sitting at a long table covered with a green and blue cloth adorned with a red fringe; people standing; a roof; white and red flowers; and a purple wall.

Artwork details

Date:
November, 1886
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 322 px
Museum record:
View original
Palette

You May Also Like

View of the Horse Track at Shinobazu in Ueno Park  (Ueno shinobazu keiba zu)
The Five Nations Enjoying a Drunken Revel at the Gankirō Tea House
Shimbashi no Zu
Shiba Shinmeisha Uchi (Shatetsu-ro)
Print
Early Evening in Yoshiwara Inn
Zoshigaya no Zu (Myoga-ya)
東海道五十三次 府中 二丁町廓之図
View of the Interior of the Gankirō Tea House in Yokohama
Fujisawa—No. 7, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido
Sakai Cho Shibai no Zu
A Glimpse of Higayashiyama the Western Capital, from the series Famous Places in the Nation (Shokoku meisho zukai no uchi-Saikyō Higashiyama ichiran)
Spring Scenery; Melody of a Musical Performance
City of Washington in America
東海道五十三次 保土ヶ谷
Children Playing in the Snow under Plum Trees in Bloom  (Secchū  baisō gunji yūgi zu)
Hahakigi, from the series "Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari gojuyonjo)"
東海道五十三次之内 荒井
View of the Kabuki Theaters at Sakai-cho on Opening Day of the New Season (Sakai-cho Shibai no Zu), from the series, "Toto Meisho"
The Sacred Dance at the Shinmei Shrine in Shiba at Dawn (Shiba Shinmei, Omiya gengyo kagura no zu), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"
Cherry Blossom Banquet (Oka no utage)
Blossoming Cherry Trees in Ueno Park  (Ueno kōen kaika zu)
Narumi: Shops Selling the Famous Tie-dyed Fabric (Narumi, meisan shibori mise)—No. 41, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido
Print