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View of the Horse Track at Shinobazu in Ueno Park (Ueno shinobazu keiba zu)

Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a colorful triptych print. The left panel depicts a horse racing scene. There are at least 9 brown horses with dark manes and tails and variously colored saddles and harnesses. There are 9 riders on the horses. The background shows a low wall with circular red decorations, a body of water, green trees, and a pink and orange sky with white vertical streaks on the left side. The central panel shows the continuation of the horse racing scene. There are 2 boats with red and white flags in the body of water. The right panel depicts people under a roof structure with a grey, yellow, and purple awning decorated with white flower shapes. The people are wearing traditional Japanese clothing with red, orange, white, green, and black colors. The people are holding fans. There are white and red flags with a red circle on them.

Artwork Details

Date
1885
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
598 × 300 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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