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Games of Football Being Played by Nobles

Hishikawa Moronobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tan, rectangular artwork with darker tan, interlocking diamond border across the top. Vertical lines create four panels below the border. Four men in traditional Japanese clothing are depicted in the panels. The first man on the left is wearing a predominantly white kimono with a black design. The second man from the left is wearing a long, predominantly light-colored kimono with a dark-colored obi. The third man from the left is wearing a patterned kimono with short sleeves. The man on the right is wearing a long-sleeved kimono with a floral design. All four men are wearing headpieces and holding objects that resemble sticks or bats. There are vertical Japanese characters on the far-left side.

Artwork Details

Medium
Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 361 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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