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French Equestrian Circus on the grounds of Asakusa Kannon temple (Asakusa kannon keidai ni oite kōgyō tsukawashi sōrō-Furansu kyokuba)

Utagawa Kuniteru

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three-panel artwork depicting a scene with horses and people. The scene is set on green ground with a beige background. Horses are brown, black, and white. People wear various colored clothing including red, yellow, white, and black. Some people are on horseback, while others are on the ground. There are pink flowers or smoke on the ground. A large wheel is visible in the right panel. A fence and stairs are in the center panel. A building is in the background of the left panel. Japanese characters are written vertically on a red banner in the right panel and horizontally in the bottom left of the left and center panels. The artwork has a beige border with a blue line at the top.

Artwork Details

Date
1871
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 304 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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