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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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